In reference to the proposed action on mandatory emissions curbs , Whitehouse told '' The Hill '' that " I am not hearing anybody on our side , even the people who are more economically concerned about the climate legislation who come from coal states , that sort of thing , saying , ' What are we going to say about this , is this a problem ? ' " Whitehouse dismissed the Climatic Research Unit conspiracy theory : " Climategate should properly be known as Climategate-gate because it was the scandal that was phony . " In May 2011 , Whitehouse introduced legislation to support coastal jobs and protect oceans . The National Endowment for the Oceans , Coasts , and Great Lakes Act ( S. 973 ) is pending
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