Jamie Raskin on the climate crisis: ‘We’ve got to save democracy in order to save our species’
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Raskin Says Democracy Must Precede Climate ActionThe Maryland Democrat points to a stalled $555bn package and attacks on voting-rights protections.
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- Raskin said the United States could not address climate change without first fixing its government.
- Congress was stalled on a $555bn climate package as Joe Biden’s Build Back Better protections were drastically reduced.
- After his son’s death and the Capitol attack six days later, Raskin helped lead the House January 6 select committee.
- He saw a narrow window before the midterms for Democrats to advance jobs and tax credits supporting cleaner energy.
We’ve got to save the democracy in order to save the climate and save our species.— Jamie Raskin in an interview with The Guardian in collaboration with Reuters and Climate One public radio, as part of the Covering Climate Now media collaboration
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