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Bernie Sanders: “I would urge my Republican colleagues to read the recent IPCC report. And if they did, they would find that it is now…”

On the recordAugust 10, 2021
I would urge my Republican colleagues to read the recent IPCC report. And if they did, they would find that it is now unequivocal that climate change is caused by human activity. We are seeing what climate change is doing with our own eyes. We can no longer be blind to this reality. We are seeing the intensity and the increase in forest fires. We are seeing more extreme weather disturbances. We are seeing rising sea levels that will soon threaten the habitability of great American cities like Miami, New York, and Charleston. We are seeing the acidification of the oceans that threaten fishing and marine life. And we are seeing an increase in disease. We have got to move away from fossil fuel. We have got to end fracking. I urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment. Vote on Amendment No. 3105
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Aug 10, 2021

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