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Scott Peters: “As vice chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, I know that climate change is one of the most forefront…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2019
As vice chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, I know that climate change is one of the most forefront national security threats of our time.
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Scott Peters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Linking climate change to national security concerns.

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