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Yvette Clarke: The environmental causes of climate change are reason enough to be bold and take international action.

On the recordApril 8, 2019
The environmental causes of climate change are reason enough to be bold and take international action.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Calls for bold action against climate change and support for international agreements.

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