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On the recordApril 24, 2013
I think I have to submit that it is easier to replace a house than a planet, if we have the kind of damage that could come from climate change.
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the urgency of addressing climate change over the cost of inaction.

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