Hakeem Jeffries: “There's a direct connection between the climate crisis…”

“… the most recent COP conference, essentially ceding leadership on this issue in the world to our rival China and the Chinese Communist Party, while leaving America and Americans behind. Now, There's a direct connection between the climate crisis, which continues to grow more urgent by the day, and the rise of extreme weather events. that are not a partisan issue because they hit blue states, purple states and red states all across America.” (01:20–01:33)

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