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As Biden promotes climate action to world leaders, support in Congress still divided

November 3, 2021

Democrats on the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis in Washington, D.C., cheered Biden's pledge Tuesday to slash emissions of dangerous methane gases and help stop deforestation in this decade in a series of public statements and social media posts. Oregon Democrat Suzanne Bonamici shared posts from the climate-crisis committee in support of Biden's methane-reduction plans, which are to be implemented through executive agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency.