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Kirsten Gillibrand: “We have already seen Superstorm Sandy cost more than $60 billion.”

On the recordJune 17, 2014
We have already seen Superstorm Sandy cost more than $60 billion.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand cites Superstorm Sandy's financial impact as a consequence of climate change.

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