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Eddie Bernice Johnson: “The bottom line is that the costs and risks of inaction are too high for us to continue to drag our feet or put our…”

On the recordJune 23, 2015
The bottom line is that the costs and risks of inaction are too high for us to continue to drag our feet or put our heads in the sand.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Emphasizes urgency in addressing carbon pollution and environmental standards.

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