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Nanette Barragán: “Our country cannot afford inaction on the climate crisis, which is no longer a far off threat in the future but is…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2020
Our country cannot afford inaction on the climate crisis, which is no longer a far off threat in the future but is affecting us today.
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

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Barragan emphasizes the urgent need for action on climate change due to its current impacts.

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