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Brian Schatz: “We must admit that resilience is not a luxury. We cannot adapt to the effects of climate change by nickeling and diming…”

On the recordJune 9, 2021
We must admit that resilience is not a luxury. We cannot adapt to the effects of climate change by nickeling and diming it.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Emphasizing the importance of investing in infrastructure resilience against climate change.

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