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Steve Cohen: climate change has a disproportionate effect on poor people, and that is why we need to be concerned about it.

On the recordFebruary 7, 2022
climate change has a disproportionate effect on poor people, and that is why we need to be concerned about it.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen emphasizes the impact of climate change on economically disadvantaged individuals.

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