,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #de  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,july #aa1 #bjaf,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,schatz1    
,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4       
,warren1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 and ,mr4        
,franken7 submitted the following       
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1
 ,science1 and ,transportation          
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,expressing  
the sense of ,congress relating to the  
disapproval of certain activities of    
certain companies1 trade associations1  
foundations1 and organizations4         
,whereas in the case of tobacco         
companies and allied organizations--    
7#a7 according to peer-reviewed         
scientific research and ,federal court  
findings1 tobacco companies knew about  
the harmful health effects of their     
products2 and  7#b7 contrary to the     
scientific findings of the tobacco      
companies and of others about the danger

 tobacco poses to human health1 tobacco 
companies1 directly and through their   
trade associations1 and foundations--   
7,a7 developed a sophisticated and      
deceitful campaign that funded think    
tanks and front groups1 and paid public 
relations firms to deny1 counter1 and   
obfuscate peer-reviewed science2 and    
7,b7 used that misinformation campaign  
to mislead the public and cast doubt in 
order to protect their financial        
interest2  ,whereas in the case of      
lead-related manufacturers and allied   
organizations-- 7#a7 according to       
peer-reviewed scientific research and   
,state court findings1 the paint        
industry1 gasoline manufacturers1 and   
lead producers knew about the harmful   
health effects of lead in paint and     
other products throughout the #bjth     
century2 and  7#b7 contrary to the      
scientific findings of the paint        
industry1 gasoline manufacturers1 lead  
producers1 and others about the danger  
lead poses to human health1 those       

companies1 directly and through their   
trade associations1 and foundations--   
7,a7 developed a sophisticated and      
deceitful campaign that funded think    
tanks and front groups1 and paid public 
relations firms to deny1 counter1 and   
obfuscate peer-reviewed research2 and   
7,b7 used that misinformation campaign  
to mislead the public and cast doubt in 
order to protect their financial        
interest2 and  ,whereas in the case of  
fossil fuel companies and allied        
organizations-- 7#a7 according to       
peer-reviewed scientific research and   
investigative reporting1 fossil fuel    
companies have long known about climate 
change and the harmful climate effects  
of their products2 and  7#b7 contrary to
 the scientific findings of the fossil  
fuel companies and of others about the  
danger fossil fuels pose to the climate1
 fossil fuel companies1 directly and    
through their trade associations1 and   
foundations--  7,a7 developed a         
sophisticated and deceitful campaign    

that funded think tanks and front       
groups1 and paid public relations firms 
to deny1 counter1 and obfuscate         
peer-reviewed research2 and  7,b7 used  
that misinformation campaign to mislead 
the public and cast doubt in order to   
protect their financial interest3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7
 disapproves of activities by certain   
corporations1 trade associations1       
foundations1 and organizations funded by
 those corporations--  7,a7 to          
deliberately mislead the public and     
undermine peer-reviewed scientific      
research about the dangers of their     
products2 and  7,b7 to deliberately cast
 doubt on science in order to protect   
their financial interests2 and  7#b7    
urges fossil fuel companies and allied  
organizations to cooperate with active  
or future investigations into--  7,a7   
their climate-change related activities2
  7,b7 what they knew about climate     
change and when they knew that          
information2  7,c7 what they knew about 

the harmful effects of fossil fuels on  
the climate2 and  7,d7 any activities to
 mislead the public about climate       
change4