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Maria Cantwell: “I got a lot of military bases in our state, and they're very…”

Featuring: Maria Cantwell, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Washington

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Sen. Cantwell Floor Speech on Dangers of a Rising Sea Level

Published | Video Starts at 12:16

This is we need these. I don't even know if the senator is got any data on this, but I would assume he's thought about this from a military perspective. I got a lot of military bases in our state, and they're very close to water. And what are they going to do when sea level rises? What do we have to do to mitigate and adapt so those bases continue to be successful, particularly at a moment when the Pacific is becoming even more interesting. (12:16–12:21)

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