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Cori Bush: “Directing 40 percent of climate investments to our communities that are being hit by climate change first and hardest is…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2021
Directing 40 percent of climate investments to our communities that are being hit by climate change first and hardest is not only common sense, but it is a matter of life and death.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri

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Bush emphasizes the urgent need for climate investment in vulnerable communities.

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