Something that can assure Americans today that the worst elements of the plan are likely to be improved and soon?

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Those countries are going to have to make some changes, as well -- not of the same pace, not in the same way, but they're going to have to do something to assure that whatever carbon we're taking out of the environment is not just simply dumped in by other parties.

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Hence this is not something like good will, but an attempt to assure the trading partner of a possible help, at the need of hour.

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But the appeal of those hometown projects -- giving lawmakers something to brag about in their respective districts -- helped assure the bill a wide victory in the House.

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