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Glenn English: “So I guess my common sense question is, does it make sense to go forward with this legislation at all if what we are in…”

On the recordJune 10, 2009
So I guess my common sense question is, does it make sense to go forward with this legislation at all if what we are in the end accomplishing is simply transferring to countries elsewhere in the world, who I don't think have any intention of participating in this, like China or India, or being given such allowances because they are developing countries or whatever, that we will never, ever catch up to them; or losing the competitiveness that the United States presently has in terms of manufacturing, in terms of agriculture, in terms of other things that we have to use sources of energy for?
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Glenn English
Oklahoma

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Questions the effectiveness of legislation on climate change considering global competitiveness.

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