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Bobby Rush: “America is burning right now, and we, Mr. Waxman and I, have asked the Republicans 15 times in the matter of a few…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2012
America is burning right now, and we, Mr. Waxman and I, have asked the Republicans 15 times in the matter of a few months to hold a hearing on climate change, and we have been rebuffed on each and every occasion.
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

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Rush criticizes the committee for ignoring climate change despite extreme weather events.

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