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Jamie Raskin: “My constituents, the people in Puerto Rico, Texas, and Florida, and other areas which have suffered in the past from…”

On the recordNovember 28, 2017
My constituents, the people in Puerto Rico, Texas, and Florida, and other areas which have suffered in the past from devastating hurricanes and will unfortunately continue to do so want our government to take into account climate change when building infrastructure.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin emphasizes the need to consider climate change in infrastructure planning after recent hurricanes.

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