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On the recordJune 25, 2014
I have come here every week now for 72 consecutive weeks that the Senate has been in session to urge colleagues to wake up to the growing threat of climate change. Today I have the pleasure and honor of being joined by my friend and colleague Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from West Virginia and I be allowed to engage in a colloquy for the time we have been allotted. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jun 25, 2014

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