Hank Paulson defends the impossible

Posted By Blake Hounshell Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 11:18 AM Share


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It's not easy defending the Bush administration's delaying tactics on climate change, but U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson made a go of it this morning.

Asked by an aggressive Tom Brokaw about whether Republicans in the U.S. Congress are doing anything on climate change, U.S. Treasury Secretary paused for a second, and conceded dryly that there is a "wide variety of knowledge" on the Hill about the issue.

Asked about a global deal based around binding emissions targets, proposed by Tony Blair, Paulson said, "it just depends on what your expectations are."

EXPLORE:NORTH AMERICA, BUSH ADMINISTRATION, CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE, ENVIRONMENT, GLOBAL WARMING, U.S. CONGRESS
 
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