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Lee Zeldin: “There were assumptions that were made in 2009 that actually…”

Featuring: Lee Zeldin, Republican | Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency | National

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And the Department of Energy is also, this week they announced putting out to public comment a scientific research analysis on this topic where people can weigh in during the public comment period with their own opinion as it relates to climate change. There were assumptions that were made in 2009 that actually proved to not be true come to 2025. There were some pessimistic views. There was, you know, there was a decision to make in 2009. Do we go with a pessimistic view for climate change? (16:05–16:11)

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Asserts that some assumptions from 2009 about climate change were proven false by 2025.

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