Paris Climate Pact Triggers Partisan US Reactions
<p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="digesting">digesting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="accord">accord</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dividing">dividing</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span> <span word="partisan">partisan</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jubilant">jubilant</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span>," <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Congressional">Congressional</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hail">hail</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accord">accord</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="struck">struck</span>.</p><p>"<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Barrasso">Barrasso</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="slush">slush</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>."</p><p>'<span word="Unattainable">Unattainable</span>,' <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="say">say</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Majority">Majority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Mitch">Mitch</span> <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span> <span word="blasted">blasted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accord">accord</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="unattainable">unattainable</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sued">sued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reject">reject</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="accord">accord</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>. <span word="Whoever">Whoever</span> <span word="succeeds">succeeds</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="could">could</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="adherence">adherence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span>.</p>
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