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On the recordJune 5, 2012
It'll no longer be in our hands to decide; it'll be arbitrated and it will be decided by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

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DeMint warns about loss of U.S. control over emissions regulations.

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