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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “The purpose of this hearing is the climate emergency. It is the climate crisis that we're confronting.”

On the recordJuly 20, 2021
The purpose of this hearing is the climate emergency. It is the climate crisis that we're confronting.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Stressing that the focus of the hearing is on the climate crisis.

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