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BIO Submits on Climate Hearing: "Back in Action: Restoring Federal Climate Leadership"

February 9, 2021

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization is pleased to submit a statement for the record to the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing entitled, "Back in Action: Restoring Federal Climate Leadership."

BIO is committed to working with the committee, congress, and the administration to address the climate crisis. We urge you to support policy that advances pioneering technology breakthroughs. With science, we can return our Nation and the world to health and prosperity by taking bold and drastic action to address the climate crisis. 

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BIO Letter to EC Climate Subcommittee
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