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On the recordJune 5, 2012
I think we need to start here at home in making sure that we don't get ourselves into treaties that are going to subject us to this kind of--not just from one country, but any country in the world who wants to complain about our emissions over the oceans can drag us into an international court now that we no longer have control of.
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Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

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DeMint emphasizes the need for domestic control over international treaties regarding emissions.

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