House Democrats introduce bill to keep the US in the Paris Agreement

By MEGAN GEUSS

The bill would strip any federal funds for exiting the agreement.

The Capitol Building in Washington DC.

On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) joined Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) in announcing the Climate Action Now Bill, which is intended to stop the United States from exiting the Paris Agreement. President Donald Trump vowed to pull out of the Obama-era agreement in 2017, saying that its terms would unnecessarily harm US industry.

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