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On the recordAugust 4, 2020
If we address climate change and keep global warning below 2 degrees Celsius, that would save 4.5 million American lives over the next 50 years.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Plaskett emphasizes the life-saving potential of addressing climate change.

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