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On the recordJanuary 24, 2024
we actually are in a position to put very strong encouragements on China and India and other heavily carbon-intensive polluting countries.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses the U.S. ability to pressure polluting countries through tariffs.

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