Barack Obama: “We have a moral obligation to leave our children a planet that's not…”

On the recordJune 5, 2014

We have a moral obligation to leave our children a planet that's not irrevocably polluted or damaged.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Press Release - White House Releases Report on the Health Impacts of Climate Change on Americans

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