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On the recordJune 22, 2009
climate change, or I would say climate disruption, represents a challenge to our civilization and life on this planet like nothing before it.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva emphasizes the unprecedented challenge of climate change.

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