SYRIA, CLIMATE COULD PROVOKE SHUTDOWN

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SYRIA, CLIMATE COULD PROVOKE SHUTDOWN

“Syria refugee fight emerges as government shutdown threat” reports The Hill:

“The fight over adding language restricting Syrian refugees from the United States is one of a number of policy fights that threatens to prevent a deal on funding the government … Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has not been specific, but said he expects the funding bill to include some changes to existing policy. That’s led Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to sound the alarm [saying] were potentially ‘several hundred poison pill riders’ …”

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Climate change funding also could be flashpoint. Politico:

“On Dec. 11, Obama administration diplomats will be in Paris working to cinch a global climate deal that will hinge on whether they can back up a pledge to provide billions of dollars to help poor countries deal with climate change. That same day, Republicans back in Washington will be trying to hold that money hostage…”

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House GOP witch hunt against climate scientists rebutted. W. Post:

“The escalating struggle between an influential House Republican and government scientists over their pivotal study of global warming now turns on accusations that they rushed to publish their findings to advance President Obama’s agenda on climate change … [But] research was subject to a longer, more intensive review than is customary.”

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