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Lamar Smith: “The answer that we've been given in terms of mitigation versus adaptation is that we need controls over people's lives…”

On the recordMay 15, 2018
The answer that we've been given in terms of mitigation versus adaptation is that we need controls over people's lives and make their decisions for them rather than adapt economically and elsewise.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Smith criticizes the approach of controlling human behavior instead of allowing economic adaptation.

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