Joe Barton: “The impact on mercury emissions is going to be so negligible that it…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2012

The impact on mercury emissions is going to be so negligible that it will not have a measurable impact.

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Barton questions the significance of mercury emissions on health.

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Joe Barton: “The impact on mercury emissions is going to be so negligible that it will not have a measurable impact.”