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Steve Cohen: “Climate change represents an existential threat to our future, our way of life, and our economy.”

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
Climate change represents an existential threat to our future, our way of life, and our economy.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen emphasizes the urgent need to address climate change.

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