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Jamie Raskin: “America has incurred $1.24 trillion in economic damages since 2005 through various climate disasters and calamities.”

On the recordMarch 1, 2021
America has incurred $1.24 trillion in economic damages since 2005 through various climate disasters and calamities.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin emphasizes the financial impact of climate change on the U.S. economy.

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