The role that human activity plays in climate change “is not known,” according to a Republican leader in the Senate.
Sen. John Barrasso
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In an interview taped for C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” program, Barrasso said there is bipartisan opposition to the new regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency on climate change. He added the regulations will harm the economy and noted that a Democratic Congress couldn’t pass a cap-and-trade bill in 2009 and 2010.
Barrasso’s remarks come about a month after Sen. Marco Rubio
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He later clarified those comments to say climate change is real while stressing he is against cap-and-trade solutions.
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