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Earl Blumenauer: “It was interesting. There was a recent article in The Washington Post about a church on the waterfront in Norfolk. And…”

On the recordJune 12, 2014
It was interesting. There was a recent article in The Washington Post about a church on the waterfront in Norfolk. And they are having to vacate because this rising sea level is making it--the pastor of the church was quoted as saying that people shouldn't have to consult a tide table to figure out whether or not they can go to service. I deeply appreciate your focusing on this, the reference you make to the Defense Department needing to have the best information possible and the outrage that an amendment was approved to the defense authorization that would have, in effect, locked climate denial into that authorization.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon
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Jun 12, 2014

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