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Sheldon Whitehouse: “If you care about deficits or economic growth, you have to care about climate change and its costs and risks.”

On the recordApril 26, 2023
If you care about deficits or economic growth, you have to care about climate change and its costs and risks.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the economic implications of climate change on deficits and growth.

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