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Rashida Tlaib: “This is a sentencing for some of our most vulnerable residents to death if we do not act now.”

On the recordApril 8, 2019
This is a sentencing for some of our most vulnerable residents to death if we do not act now.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib emphasizes the urgent need for action against climate change to protect vulnerable residents.

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