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Joaquin Castro: “Climate change is an existential threat that the United States must lead on. And your appointment is a welcome sign.”

On the recordMay 11, 2021
Climate change is an existential threat that the United States must lead on. And your appointment is a welcome sign.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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Castro emphasizes the urgency of U.S. leadership on climate change.

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