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On the recordJanuary 27, 2021
Nature keeps sending us messages about what is happening out there. And in Washington we continue to ignore those messages. But they keep on coming.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
Source
msnbc.com

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Sheldon Whitehouse emphasizes the ongoing climate change messages that are being ignored in Washington.

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