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John Shimkus: “If we are serious about stemming the terrible growth of the forest fire season as well as these other natural disasters…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2018
If we are serious about stemming the terrible growth of the forest fire season as well as these other natural disasters, we need to abandon the disaster that is the Trump administration climate policy.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Calling for a change in climate policy to address worsening natural disasters.

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