gov_tweets: 102350

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rowid		id	user	created_at	full_text	retweet_count	favorite_count	State	Abbreviation	Governor	Party	Handle
102350	102349	1280967282630578177	232268199	2020-07-08T20:49:34+00:00	Welcome Virginia to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative—the 11th state to join.The #RGGI is a cap-and-trade program that is reducing fossil fuel emissions.With the fed gov't ignoring science & abdicating its duty to combat climate change, it's up to the states to lead.	612	4589	New York	NY	Andrew Cuomo	D	NYGovCuomo