Funds for Obama climate deal survive in spending bill

thehill.com ^ | 12/16/2015 | Devin Henry

[rktman]

In a victory for the Obama administration, the spending package released by congressional leaders on Wednesday won't block American financial contributions to an international climate fund for poorer nations.

The bill, greens and Democrats say, doesn't explicitly appropriate funding for President Obama's pledged contribution to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). But since the legislation doesn't formally block money for the GCF either, Obama is expected to be able to use current discretionary funding streams to send American money to it.

"Based on what we have reviewed so far, there are no restrictions on our ability to make good on the president's pledge to contribute to the Green Climate Fund," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said on Wednesday.

The GFC is a pot of public and private money designed to help poorer nations prepare for climate change. Obama pledged last year to spend $3 billion on the fund by 2020, and he asked Congress to appropriate up to $500 million for it in 2016.

Republicans have opposed providing money to the fund, and a House appropriations bill blocked the funding this summer.

[rktman]

Surprise, surprise, surprise. Sounds like the republicrats "oppose" it but let's see if they grow a pair and try to stop it. Erf killers.

[Farmer Dean]

Representative government.What's that?

[EagleUSA]

The Democrat GW scam continues. More money laundering for the Rat Party and just plain ole robbery from the American tax payer, in general.

And the GOPe wonders why they are losing....

[FlingWingFlyer]

The GOOBs had their asses handed to them by the ‘RAT girlymen again. What a bunch if pitiful MINOs. (Majority In Name Only).

[Paladin2]

Paul Ryno needs to be primaried and if that doesn’t work, replaced with a ‘Rat.

[grania]

They’re spending like they think the well’s gonna’ run dry after November 2016.

[stephenjohnbanker]

I have despised Ryan since 2011, but I didn’t believe even HE would finance terrorist refugees coming to America.

[tje]

So Ryan really is Boner Junior.

[turducken]

Someone explain why we even have 2 political parties.

Merge them into one and be done with it. The republic is dead and buried

[Farmer Dean]

We will be lucky if the economy makes it to November 2016 before crashing.

[rktman]

Minus the kleenex I guess.

[Sacajaweau]

You're not going to stop it as long as Obama has his pen. Stop kidding yourself that you can. And shutting down the government is not a solution.

Get out and vote. We need both houses and the Presidency.

[kenmcg]

The RATS get everything they wanted thanks to RINO RAT Ryan. Planned parenthood, Obamacare, funds to support the climate change agreement and on and on. Trump or Cruz are the only ones out there to give this bankrupt nation a complete enema.

[wubjo]

Funds for Obama climate deal survive in spending bill

Retitle this to
"Republicans in Congress Hurl Last Straw on Aleady Fuming Electorate"
or
Republicans Thumb Snotty Green Noses at Defiant Electorate"

[Timber Rattler]

Ryan left all kinds of Rats goodies in for his new BFF Obama, didn’t he?

[CivilWarBrewing]

Did our extraterrestrial overlords replace Ryan with his bearded Doppelganger?

[EQAndyBuzz]

“The RATS get everything they wanted thanks to RINO RAT Ryan. Planned parenthood, Obamacare, funds to support the climate change agreement and on and on. Trump or Cruz are the only ones out there to give this bankrupt nation a complete enema.”

It has started. Rising interest rates and now the Republican giveaway that will be hung around Republicans necks in November. They really do want to give everything back to the Democrats and they are not even trying to hide it.

Freaking unbelievable.

[IC Ken]

I hope this bad news gives Trump another 15% rise.

[circlecity]

"So Ryan really is Boner Junior."

Meet the new boss.....

[lowbridge]

The GFC is a pot of public and private money designed to help poorer nations prepare for climate change enrich the worlds scam artists and crooks at the expense of the american taxpayer.

Fixed for accuracy.