Behold the following letter from Representative Donald S. Beyer in reference to the recent House Science, Space, and Technology hearing "Climate Science: Assumptions, Policy, Implications, and Scientific Method" held last month (Warning Big File):
Beyer Fact Check - Submitted April 11
Here is a smaller, much abbreviated and much less fun version of the letter, sans the extensive appendix:
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