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Jim Webb: We have a situation where it is assumed that we have greater financial resources to deal with this problem, when China…

On the recordApril 21, 2009
We have a situation where it is assumed that we have greater financial resources to deal with this problem, when China is a greater emitter and they're sitting on a $2 trillion surplus.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Webb highlights the disparity in financial resources between the U.S. and China regarding emissions.

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