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Ed Markey: We have the moral obligation to do it. And we will do it this year.

On the recordApril 20, 2021
We have the moral obligation to do it. And we will do it this year.
Said by
Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
Source
msnbc.com

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Senator Markey asserts the urgency and moral responsibility to address climate change.

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