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Promising To Tackle Climate Change, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Joins 2020 Race

The two-term Democratic governor says in an announcement video that he's "the only candidate who will make defeating climate change our nation's number one priority."

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is joining the growing Democratic primary field, making climate change a top issue as he vies to challenge President Trump next year.

"We're the first generation to feel the sting of climate change. And we're the last who can do something about it," . "We went to the moon and created technologies that have

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