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On the recordMarch 19, 2012
And so would I be correct in believing that by not allowing the United States and Canada to expand our use of our natural resources, we may in fact be creating a greater problem worldwide with pollution than if we are allowed to use with our sensitivities to the environment are allowed to use our natural resources?
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith suggests restrictions on U.S. and Canadian resources could worsen global pollution.

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