Obama's Paris Climate Push Likely to Survive Republican Foes
- Republican resolution against power-plant rule passes House
- Overturning U.S. committment seen as long-shot for opponents
Obama: Climate Change Affects All Trends
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President Barack Obama hadn’t even made it home from climate talks in Paris when Republicans in Congress voted to kill the regulations backing his carbon-cutting pledge.
Obama’s foes want to undercut any climate accord from the United Nations summit in Paris, along with his credibility on the issue. But just as with the Republicans’ failed attempts to kill Obamacare, the efforts are likely to run aground over constitutional and legal constraints.