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Ed Markey: “Obviously, the U.N. this week made it very clear that the world is now on thin ice, and that we have to do even more.”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
Obviously, the U.N. this week made it very clear that the world is now on thin ice, and that we have to do even more.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey stresses the urgency of strong EPA regulations in response to climate change.

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