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On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
I am just wondering what difference it makes for the Paris climate agreement, but also for all those thousands of people employed by U.S. manufacturers of clean energy technology if we do not support the Green Climate Fund.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy questions the impact of U.S. funding on clean energy jobs and climate agreements.

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