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George Voinovich: “Wouldn't it be smarter--wouldn't it be smarter to take our time and do it right, like we didn't do it the last time…”

On the recordOctober 26, 2009
Wouldn't it be smarter--wouldn't it be smarter to take our time and do it right, like we didn't do it the last time around that we had this legislation before us?
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George Voinovich
Republican · Ohio

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Voinovich questions the urgency of passing climate legislation without proper analysis.

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