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On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
It's long past time that this Committee accepts the scientific facts of climate change like the vast majority of scientists have and take on the very serious work of figuring out where we go from here as a country and as an economy. This is the challenge of our lifetime.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster emphasizes the urgency of addressing climate change scientifically.

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