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On the recordJuly 28, 2014
President Obama has decided to act and fill the void left by this very same Congress in hopes of mitigating some of the most devastating effects on climate change.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes discusses the need for presidential action on climate change due to congressional inaction.

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