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On the recordSeptember 29, 2021
If we vote for this underfunded, too small infrastructure bill alone, instead of voting for it with the rest of the president`s agenda, it could make our climate crisis worse and it risks being the only or the last substantive piece of legislation that we will pass.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Ocasio-Cortez warns that passing the smaller infrastructure bill alone could jeopardize future legislation and worsen the climate crisis.

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