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On the recordApril 8, 2019
I want to also lift up not only the increased frequency and severity of asthma as well as the increase of the number of insects who carry diseases like Zika and West Nile.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Pressley highlights public health impacts of climate change, including increased asthma and disease-carrying insects.

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