On the recordJuly 31, 1998
I do disagree with that. I think the public does have a right to know. What is the point in hiding the information? What is the White House afraid that people might find out? I have a hunch it is all about jobs. The study conducted by DRI-McGraw-Hill estimated Kyoto could cost us 1.5 million jobs. Charles River Associates puts that figure as high as 3.1 million jobs by 2010. Even the Argonne National Laboratory pointed to job losses in a study on the impact of higher energy prices on energy-intensive industries. Argonne concluded that 200,000 American chemical workers could lose their jobs. All of the American aluminum plants could close, putting another 20,000 workers out of work. Cement companies would move another 6,000 jobs overseas. And nearly 100,000 United States steelworkers would be out of work. Americans have a right to know what is going on. They have a right to know if it is going to cost them their job.
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