On the recordJuly 17, 2012
the EU Emission Trading Scheme is clearly, in my view, a unilateral and unfair tax policy that is hurting U.S. operators flying into and out of Europe.
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Thune criticizes the EU's tax policy affecting U.S. aviation.
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