Obama Opposes Trade Penalties In Climate Bill President Obama has come out against a provision of the climate-change bill that passed the House on Friday, which would impose tariffs on other countries that don’t accept limits on pollution. “At a time when the economy worldwide is still deep in recession and we’ve seen a significant drop in global trade,” Obama told reporters, “I think we have to be very careful about sending any protectionist signals out there.”
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