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Chris Van Hollen: By not engaging, by leaving the Paris Accord, by ceding leadership to China and others, we actually fell behind.

On the recordFebruary 2, 2021
By not engaging, by leaving the Paris Accord, by ceding leadership to China and others, we actually fell behind.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Criticizing the previous administration's withdrawal from the Paris Accord.

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