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Jim Langevin: “We are just going to be throwing good money after bad if we are repairing bases or building new bases and not factoring…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2019
We are just going to be throwing good money after bad if we are repairing bases or building new bases and not factoring in the changing weather patterns and seriousness of climate change.
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Jim Langevin
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Langevin emphasizes the financial risks of ignoring climate change in military infrastructure.

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