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On the recordApril 13, 2016
We are trying to get the rest of the world to go along with us. My colleagues do not seem to recognize the seriousness of climate change, and that this is a global problem.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken highlights the global nature of climate change and the need for leadership.

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