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On the recordApril 9, 2019
Our country's overreliance on fossil fuels has a disproportionate burden on poor and vulnerable communities like mine.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib discusses the impact of fossil fuels on marginalized communities.

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