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Al Franken: “Unfortunately, my colleagues across the aisle seem to be in denial about the real cost of climate change and for some of…”

On the recordJune 22, 2016
Unfortunately, my colleagues across the aisle seem to be in denial about the real cost of climate change and for some of them whether climate change even exists.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken criticizes colleagues for denying the existence and costs of climate change.

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