Claim: House Republican Minority Leader John Boehner was a guest on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday, and he made a remark that could use some clarification and correction. A conversation about climate change included the following exchange: Stephanopoulos: What is the Republican plan to deal with carbon emissions, which every major scientific organization has said is contributing to climate change? Boehner: George, the idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical.
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Verdict: house republican minority leader john boehner was a guest on abc's "this week with george stephanopoulos" on sunday, and he made a remark that could use some clarification and correction. a conversation about climate change included the following exchange: stephanopoulos: what is the republican plan to deal with carbon emissions, which every major scientific organization has said is contributing to climate change? boehner: george, the idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Justin Bank
Date published: 2009-04-21T15:25:31