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Jim Costa: By the middle of this century it is estimated that there will be nine billion people on the planet.

On the recordOctober 29, 2019
By the middle of this century it is estimated that there will be nine billion people on the planet.
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Jim Costa
Democratic · California

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Highlights the future challenge of feeding a growing population.

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