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On the recordJune 12, 2014
Absolutely. We just were shown a map by naval executives, and I hesitate to say this because it is so scary, but the reality is that the entire Naval Shipyard and the Norfolk shipbuilding base which builds our nuclear carriers within a relatively short period of time, a few decades, is liable to be underwater. So we can't afford to continue to deny climate change, literally. So I appreciate your leadership, again, on this, Mr. Blumenauer, and we have got to continue the fight.
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas

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