So I believe that Congress should take some action right now to turn the situation around.

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It's time for Congress to meet its responsibility, put these kinds of divisive measures aside and take action on jobs right now.

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For while the reality of climate change is not in doubt, I have to be honest, as the world watches us today, I think our ability to take collective action is in doubt right now, and it hangs in the balance.

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But that is no reason not to take action on specific targeted bills with bipartisan support right now.

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And this morning at the United Nations, I talked about the concerted action that the world needs to take right now to right our economic ship.

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So what we need right now is we need for Congress to take some action.

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Right now, I perceive this action as a hint to take some risk off.

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