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Mark Begich: “The fact that there is no, really, mention in the current Magnuson-Stevens Act issue of acidification, warming waters…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
The fact that there is no, really, mention in the current Magnuson-Stevens Act issue of acidification, warming waters, climate change, is because at the time it was done, no one really talked about it
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Begich highlights the lack of focus on climate issues in past legislation.

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