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On the recordJune 21, 2022
The fact that financial regulators are paying attention to this shows nothing more than that they are paying attention.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse defends the involvement of financial regulators in climate change discussions.

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