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Joe Barton: “Is it the goal of the EPA to get to zero emissions, i.e., basically shut down the U.S. economy?”

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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