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        <fullName>Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating under such Act emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, or methane resulting from agricultural production; and (2) exclude such emissions from the definition of &quot;air pollutant.&quot;</p>]]></text>
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