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Jim Bunning: If the United States takes it upon themselves to implement--whatever--a carbon tax, a cap-and-trade bill, or…

On the recordDecember 1, 2009
If the United States takes it upon themselves to implement--whatever--a carbon tax, a cap-and-trade bill, or whatever--if we don't have a global agreement with China, Russia, India, whoever, who have said to us, flat out, 'We're not going to do this.'
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Jim Bunning

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Bunning emphasizes the need for global cooperation on energy policies.

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