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On the recordOctober 1, 2003
The gains in energy efficiency and in technological innovation which will follow once we start to constrain carbon emission in this country will far outweigh any of the temporary short-term burdens which will arise.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Arguing that long-term benefits of emissions constraints surpass short-term costs.

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