I want to speak on behalf of those people. Because our job, at the end of the day, is to preserve and protect the environment and to protect the people who cannot get away from the environment they are in.
Kweisi Mfume: “I want to speak on behalf of those people. Because our job, at the end of the day, is to preserve and protect the…”
On the recordJuly 9, 2024
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Mfume emphasizes the responsibility to protect vulnerable communities from environmental hazards.
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