Senate Republicans Vow ‘No Money’ for Obama’s International Climate Deal If Congress Can’t Approve It

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President Obama hopes to secure an international climate change agreement in Paris during a United Nations conference beginning Nov. 30. (Photo: Yuri Kochetkov/EPA/Newscom)

 

Senate Republicans emphasized Wednesday that they will fight the Obama administration for the right to review an international climate deal expected to be struck in Paris next month.

 

At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, GOP lawmakers insisted they should be able to review and vote on a deal that would commit every nation to combat climate change, and they threatened to withhold U.S. money that would help other countries implement their plans.

 

“I want to make clear to this administration and to foreign leaders looking for U.S. dollars — which is the linchpin of this agreement — that without Senate approval there will be no money, period,” said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.

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Senate resolution: No climate deal without a vote

 

A bipartisan group of senators sent a strong message to President Obama Thursday with a resolution that says there won't be a climate change deal next month in Paris without the Senate's approval.

 

Obama has made signing a global deal to cut emissions a major part of his final year in office. In response, Senate Republicans have ramped up efforts to block his climate change agenda, saying that any deal wouldn't have the support of the American people and would increase costs.

The non-binding resolution says Obama cannot agree to the deal without the consent of Congress. It was introduced Thursday by GOP Sens. James Inhofe of Oklahoma and Roy Blunt of Missouri, in addition to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

 

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