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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “It is very frightening. We are not talking about something to come. We are talking about something that is being felt…”

On the recordApril 8, 2019
It is very frightening. We are not talking about something to come. We are talking about something that is being felt, especially in some Members' districts.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton expresses concern about the immediate impacts of climate change.

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