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Paul Tonko: “We will not be able to adequately address the climate crisis or accelerate the clean energy transition unless we help…”

On the recordMay 21, 2019
We will not be able to adequately address the climate crisis or accelerate the clean energy transition unless we help finance an infrastructure build-out for cleaner vehicles.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko emphasizes the need for infrastructure to combat climate change.

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