President Biden Issues Remarks to Press in Manaus, Brazil
November 17, 2024
November 17, 2024
MANAUS, Brazil, Nov. 17 -- President Biden issued the following remarks to the press at Museu da Amazonia:
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THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for all being here.
Back in the late '80s, Chico Mendes, a Brazilian rubber tapper who turned environmental activist, said the following, I quote, "At first, I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees. Then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rainforest. Now I realize I was fighting for humanity."
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THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for all being here.
Back in the late '80s, Chico Mendes, a Brazilian rubber tapper who turned environmental activist, said the following, I quote, "At first, I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees. Then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rainforest. Now I realize I was fighting for humanity."
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