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On the recordMarch 7, 2016
Unless we take this problem seriously, unless we take meaningful steps to end reliance on fossil fuels and cut back on greenhouse gas emissions, these fires will get worse, we will spend more money, we will jeopardize more lives, we will damage more critical ecosystems and communities that depend on our nation's forests.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Emphasizing the urgency of addressing climate change and its impact on wildfires.

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