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Steve Cohen: “The poor suffer and the rich can spend to adapt, so they both bear costs, but in some cases it's more personal costs…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
The poor suffer and the rich can spend to adapt, so they both bear costs, but in some cases it's more personal costs, suffering, and the other is more monetary.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen highlights the disparity in climate change impacts on poor versus wealthy individuals.

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