Political Quotes

On the recordApril 18, 2013
We cannot afford to ignore what the overwhelming judgment of science tells us: that climate change is real and that it poses an urgent threat to our people and our planet.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 8962—Earth Day

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