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On the recordSeptember 6, 2021
I think we are. I think we absolutely are, because the question is not, if our entire world and our entire society is going to shift because of climate change, it's a matter of how it is going to shift.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez expresses confidence that Americans are ready for the societal changes needed to address climate change.

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