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On the recordJune 7, 2021
I think we will find out--if we can educate the American public how broad the landscape is, that climate change impacts their very life, their very degree of security, their very bottom-line dollar, then maybe we would be able to be very successful in going big on the American Jobs Plan.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Sheila Jackson Lee advocates for public education on climate change's impact on security and finances.

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