I just wanted to make sure that there was no doubt in anybody's mind here that climate change is happening, and it is happening as a result of human emissions, and that the consequences are adverse for our planet and species.
Emphasizing the reality and impact of climate change due to human activity.
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I think there are some Republican senators who are eager to crawl. I think there are others who are trying to keep their powder dry and stay out of trouble with Trump for as long as they can.
That sense of political listlessness quietly sinks in and informs the political refrain: Republicans are shameless, Democrats are spineless.
These cliffs, I think, are really hard for people that get caught by surprise by them, and they are also, it seems to me, pretty terrible just public policy.
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