I predict that our grandchildren and our great grandchildren will look back on this period and they will not be appreciative of the fact that members of the U.S. Senate have refused not only not to go forward in combating global warming but even acknowledging the reality of global warming.
On the recordJuly 17, 2013
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Sanders warns future generations will criticize Senate inaction on climate change.
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