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Lloyd Doggett: “The cost of inaction, the economic cost, can be disastrous for our economy.”

On the recordMarch 25, 2009
The cost of inaction, the economic cost, can be disastrous for our economy.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett emphasizes the severe economic consequences of not addressing climate change.

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