,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ad1         
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,boeb]t1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 
,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,mr4 ,jackson1
 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1   
,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,mooney7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to prohibit ! use ( ,f$]al     
funds to negotiate or contribute to     
int]national agreem5ts t provide = loss 
& damage funds z a result ( climate     
*ange4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,on ,novemb] #bf?1 #bjbb1 !
 ,bid5 ,adm9i/ration agre$ to e/abli% a 
climate ju/ice fund :i* compels ,unit$  
,/ates taxpay]s & o!r weal?y nations to 
pay develop+ c\ntries = loss & damage   
caus$ by natural disa/]s4  7#b7 ,! _w's 
top pollut]1 ,*9a1 g5]at$ m ,,co#b 9    
#bjai ?an ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! next f\r  
l>ge/ c\ntries comb9$1 & _m individual  
corporations 9 ,*9a h m sway ov] w>m+   

temp]atures ?an mo/ develop$ c\ntries z 
a :ole4  7#c7 ,despite be+ ! _w's       
second-l>ge/ economy1 ,*9a is /ill      
categoriz$ z a develop+ c\ntry by !     
,unit$ ,nations & enjoys ! same         
diff]5tial treatm5t af=d$ to nations l  
,gu9ea-,bissau & ,yem54  7#d7 ,o!r      
c\ntries ! ,unit$ ,nations has id5tifi$ 
z develop+1 & are !re=e /ill eligible = 
! #a1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 ,unit$ ,/ates taxpay]
 doll>s committ$ by ,presid5t ,bid5 to !
 ,loss & ,damage fund include ! ,islamic
 ,republic ( ,afghani/an1 ! ,russian    
,f$]ation1 ! ,k+dom ( ,saudi ,arabia1 ! 
,islamic ,republic ( ,iran1 ! ,islamic  
,republic ( ,paki/an1 ! ,unit$ ,arab    
,emirates1 ! ,republic ( ,cuba1 & !     
,boliv>ian ,republic ( ,v5ezuela4  7#e7 
,accord+ to a /udy by ,acc5ture1 #ic    
p]c5t ( all l>ge companies ) net z]o    
emission commitm5ts h fail$ to back ^?  
pl$ges1 & are l>g] pollut]s ?an mo/     
develop$ nations4  7#f7 ,9 ,decemb]     
#bjji1 at ! ,unit$ ,nations ,climate    
,*ange ,conf]5ce1 ,todd ,/]n1 ,presid5t 

,obama's special envoy = climate *ange1 
outright reject$ argum5ts by diplomats f
 develop+ nations t ! ,unit$ ,/ates owes
 !m hundr$s ( billions ( doll>s 9       
rep>ations = decades ( ,am]ican         
emissions1 /at+1 ,i actually completely 
reject ! notion ( a debt or rep>ations  
or any?+ ( ! l1 he said4  7#g7 ,presid5t
 ,bid5's own climate envoy1 ,john ,k]ry1
 0 quot$ at ! ,,cop#bg summit on        
,novemb] #ab?1 #bjbb1 /at+1 ,x's a      
well-kn[n fact t ! ,unit$ ,/ates & _m   
o!r c\ntries w n e/abli% 4 4 4 "s sort (
 legal /ructure t is ti$ to comp5sation 
or liability1 yet1 a week lat]1 ! ,bid5 
,adm9i/ration _h cav$ to activi/ dem&s1 
& ,k]ry releas$ a /atem5t say+ he       
welcomes ! fund's creation4  #b4        
,prohibition on funds to negotiate or   
contribute to int]national agreem5ts t  
provide = loss & damage funds z a result
 ( climate *ange ,none ( ! funds        
available to any ,f$]al dep>tm5t or     
ag5cy may be us$ to negotiate or        
contribute to int]national agreem5ts t  

provide = loss & damage funds z a result
 ( climate *ange4