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John Kerry: Regrettably--I say this with an enormous sense of lost opportunity-- the President did not offer our Nation any specific…

On the recordJune 12, 2001
Regrettably--I say this with an enormous sense of lost opportunity-- the President did not offer our Nation any specific policy as to how he now plans to address some of the basic fundamental, easily acceptable concepts with respect to global warming. The President did accept science at the beginning of his comments, but at the end of his comments again he raised questions about the science, which seems to be the good cop/bad cop aspect of the comments the administration is making with respect to this issue. The President essentially called for more study and said his administration is currently engaged in a review. Most who have been involved in this issue for 10 years or more and who have accepted the science understand there are a clear set of priorities that do not require a study that effective leadership could immediately move to put into place without an economic downside but with an enormous positive upside for our country and for the globe.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Responding to President Bush's comments on global warming during a ceremony in the Rose Garden.

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