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A coalition of 19 top Democrats took the senate floor Monday afternoon to call for an end to what they referred<br />

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Among those speaking were Virginia Senator Tim Kaine and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, both<br />

reported to be on the short list as Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running mate.<br />

"We have to be open to different points of view, but when the science is settled and people who know better are<br />

fighting against it we should know better," Kaine said.<br />

For years a handful of Senate Democrats like Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse have called on<br />

companies including Exxon and Koch Industries to cease funding to think tanks and trade groups that question<br />

research showing temperatures on earth are rising.<br />

But a resolution introduced Monday by Whitehouse and Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, claimed fossil fuel<br />

companies had used a "misinformation campaign to mislead the public and cast doubt in order to protect their<br />

financial interest." The measure drew <strong>support</strong> from a wide cast of senators that also included Senate Minority<br />

Leader Harry Reid and veteran New York Senator Chuck Schumer.<br />

Kent Lassman, president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a libertarian think tank, sharply criticized the<br />

resolution and Whitehouse's attacks on the fossil fuel industry.<br />

"Apparently, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is the new Senator Joe McCarthy and green is the new blacklist,"<br />

Lassman said in a statement." It is unhealthy for democracy and abusive when members of Congress create<br />

an enemies list based on policy positions."<br />

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