WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the Senate Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the "Helsinki Commission"), warned of the massive global risk posed by climate change and called for collective action at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly's 24th Autumn Meeting.
As part of a bipartisan delegation, Whitehouse co-led a session of the OSCE Parliament entitled, "Strengthening Energy Sovereignty within the OSCE Area: Security, Efficiency, Sustainability." In his speech to the OSCE Parliament (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeLruf8Ub4k), the Senator warned of massive climat...