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Janice Schakowsky: Would you agree that the economic and social cost of not addressing climate change is far greater than any risk to…

On the recordNovember 19, 2019
Would you agree that the economic and social cost of not addressing climate change is far greater than any risk to incurring additional debt?
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky questions the prioritization of debt over climate action.

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