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On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
Is it the goal of the EPA to get to zero emissions, i.e., basically shut down the U.S. economy?
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton asks if the EPA aims for zero emissions, implying economic shutdown.

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