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On the recordJune 7, 2021
There is no doubt to me that this spending is necessary to see if we can even catch up to what we have unfortunately allowed to happen around the world with regard to climate change.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the necessity of spending to address climate change impacts.

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