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Tom Carper: “I hope that my colleagues, as we consider what our next infrastructure investments should be, will understand that in…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2017
I hope that my colleagues, as we consider what our next infrastructure investments should be, will understand that in our coasts we not only get all the other effects of climate change, but we get this rising sea level and then the worsening storm surge that compromises our coastlines.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes the need for infrastructure investment considering climate change impacts.

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