More than 100 House Democrats are urging President Donald Trump to ensure his new North American trade deal will “meaningfully address climate change”
by including binding environmental standards and a commitment from the United States to remain in the Paris climate agreement. is spearheading the letter, a draft of which was obtained by POLITICO.“To remove these climate threats and support workers and communities, the renegotiated NAFTA deal should include binding climate standards and be paired with a decision for the United States to remain in the Paris Climate Agreement,” the draft letter says.
The letter — which organizers say has support from across the party and signatures from more than a dozen committee chairs — portends a clash between Democrats and the Trump administration over the climate issue.
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