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Barbara Boxer: “The U.S. will find itself in a world where Europe will be struggling eternally with large numbers of refugees washing up…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2009
The U.S. will find itself in a world where Europe will be struggling eternally with large numbers of refugees washing up on its shores and Asia in serious crisis over food and water.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Boxer cites a 2003 Defense Department study on climate change impacts.

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