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On the recordApril 8, 2019
If you want to really toughen things up we are happy to join you. But first, we got to participate in the Paris Climate Accord or we give away all moral authority, as President Trump did.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly emphasizes the need for U.S. participation in climate agreements to maintain moral authority.

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