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Sheldon Whitehouse: “No concessions are implied with respect to climate change on this, Mr. Chairman, but it will help.”

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
No concessions are implied with respect to climate change on this, Mr. Chairman, but it will help.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse clarifies that climate change concessions are not part of the current bill.

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