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Ed Markey: So should we the United States be a leader in reducing the carbon dioxide so that we do not see a further exacerbation…

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
So should we the United States be a leader in reducing the carbon dioxide so that we do not see a further exacerbation of this increased desertification that we are seeing all across the world?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the U.S. role in combating climate change.

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