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Biden Pledges New Funding to Protect the Amazon
President Biden pledged financial help to protect the Amazon during a visit to Brazil, making one final push to combat climate change before the end of his term.
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Today I’m proud to be here. The first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest, to recommit to protecting the rainforest, like this one. Folks, we don’t have to choose between the environment and the economy. We can do both. We’ve proven it back home. It’s no secret that I’m leaving office in January. I will have my, I will leave my successor and my country a strong foundation to build on if they choose to do so. It’s true, some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that’s underway in America. But nobody, nobody can reverse it. Nobody.
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