John Kerry

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6. I was so happy when he went after Barasso who was afraid taking care of climate change was bad for

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us.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/01/24/1492061/kerry-pledges-to-confront-climate-change-advocate-of-action/

I would respectfully say to you that climate change is not something to be feared in response to — the steps to respond to — it’s to be feared if we don’t. 3,500 communities in our nation last year broke records for heat … and we had a derailment because of it. We had record fires. We had record levels of damage from sandy, $70 billion. If we can’t see the downside of spending that money and risking lives for all the changes that are taking place, to agriculture, to our communities, the ocean and so forth, we are ignoring what science is telling us. I will be a passionate advocate on this not based on ideology but based on facts and science, and I hope to sit with all of you and convince you that this $6 trillion market is worth millions of American jobs and we better go after it.

And it was interesting how he treated a few GOPers like kids who need to learn their lesson.

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No need whatsoever to apologize - whometense Jan 2013 #12

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I know what you mean. wisteria Jan 2013 #28

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Especially Rubio!!! beachmom Jan 2013 #10

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here's the CSPAN link MBS Jan 2013 #24

Thank you, MBS. patrice Jan 2013 #26

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That and the fact that how she is viewed doing her job reflects on his own legacy karynnj Jan 2013 #30

I hope it's that straightforward, MBS Jan 2013 #32

Her email was great too. Mass Jan 2013 #33

what you said. MBS Jan 2013 #31

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