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On the recordNovember 14, 2011
You don't have to take it from me. You can take it from the Defense Department or the National Intelligence Council, both of which have said that climate change is a major threat to our national security.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken cites defense authorities to support his claim about climate change as a security threat.

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