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Jeanne Shaheen: I guess the concern that I have, particularly right now, and given the urgency of what we need to do, is whether or…

On the recordJuly 20, 2009
I guess the concern that I have, particularly right now, and given the urgency of what we need to do, is whether or not--given our commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, if we have the capacity to engage our military in this fight.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen expresses concern about military capacity to address global warming amidst commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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