In
a
letter
to
the
bill’s
co-sponsors,
the
senators
argued
that
if
headlong
expansion
of
oil
and
gas
drilling
was
the
price
to
be
paid
by
Americans
for
climate
change
legislation,
then
the
exercise
was
not
worth
it.
“As
coastal
senators,
we
truly
appreciate
your
efforts
to
develop
comprehensive
climate
legislation,”
the
senators
wrote.
“After
all,
our
states
are
literally
the
front
lines
when
it
comes
to
the
severe
impacts
we’ll
see
from
seal
level
rise
and
stronger
storms.
But
we
hope
that
as
you
forge
legislation,
you
are
mindful
that
we
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