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Adam Schiff Criticizes GOP Efforts to Undermine Environmental Protections in Late-Night Senate Speech

Published May 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 20:59

While air that we breathe may feel like a given, we cannot lose sight of the fact. For 135 million people, more than 4 in every 10 Americans, they live in a community impacted by unhealthy levels of air pollution. And 24 million Americans, or 1 in every 14 adults, are living with asthma. That rate is even higher in children, with about one every 12 kids living with asthma. (20:59–21:11)

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Asserts that over 135 million Americans live in areas with unhealthy air pollution levels.

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