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Sheldon Whitehouse: “Climate change threatens to upend life as it's now lived in coastal communities and put immense burdens on government.”

On the recordMarch 1, 2023
Climate change threatens to upend life as it's now lived in coastal communities and put immense burdens on government.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses the impact of climate change on coastal communities and government finances.

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