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US senators vow to block climate aid, scrutinize Paris deal
2015-11-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday said Congress would not approve the Obama administration's $500 million request for its first payment into a United Nations climate fund, a move they said would undermine the upcoming climate change summit in Paris. "This president is going to go (to Paris) with no money," said Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, who chaired a hearing in the Senate environment panel on the international climate negotiations, which begin on Nov. 30. Capito...
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