Jeff Merkley said "We cannot wait for 2 or 3 or 4 years to act. The carbon pollution is real and the damage is real. It is time for this Chamber to act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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We cannot wait for 2 or 3 or 4 years to act. The carbon pollution is real and the damage is real. It is time for this Chamber to act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut.

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Jeff Merkley

Democratic · Oregon

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Mar 10, 2014

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