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On the recordJune 18, 2012
I do not believe that a temperature difference of somewhere between 6 thousandths and 15 thousandths of a degree centigrade is going to make one iota of difference in any individual's health on this planet between now and the year 2100.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton argues that proposed CO2 reductions are negligible and won't impact health.

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