Joe Lieberman: “I do not believe that 10 States in the Northeast would agree to a proposal that this is exactly modeled on, if there was…”

“I do not believe that 10 States in the Northeast would agree to a proposal that this is exactly modeled on, if there was going to be some devastating effect on the economies of 10 Northeastern States. Let's get real. This is a very minimal proposal, one that is a first step. I agree with the Senator from Oklahoma because it does not begin to comprehensively address the problem, but we have to start somewhere. We have to start somewhere. We have to begin to address this issue. This debate is important.”