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On the recordJune 14, 2023
The world is at this crisis point, and yet the DFC is doing exactly what we have to not do.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley criticizes DFC for supporting fossil fuel projects despite climate crisis.

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