And really, again, being thoughtful and intentional about when we have legislation that we are addressing some of those areas of need, something as simple as, I just co sponsored a piece of legislation to plant trees in the cities. You know, Most of our inner cities are, I think it's about seven degrees hotter because there's no shade cover. Many of our public housing projects have no trees. So just really thinking about this in a way that recognizes the dignity of all people and how their relationship to their environment, to their community, to climate justice is so important. (57:03–57:09)
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