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On the recordDecember 9, 1997
I'm very pleased that the United States has reached a truly historic agreement with other nations of the world to take unprecedented steps to address the global problem of climate change.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change and an Exchange With Reporters in New York City

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