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John Kerry: I'm willing to bet any of my colleagues in the United States Senate that if we don't get our act together significantly…

On the recordJune 3, 2009
I'm willing to bet any of my colleagues in the United States Senate that if we don't get our act together significantly over the course of the next few years, we're going to be chasing China, 4 or 5 years from now, because that's the rate that they are moving at.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Kerry warns that the U.S. risks falling behind China in environmental progress.

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