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NBC Dallas FW: Reaction to Leaving Paris Accord Splits Along Party Lines

June 1, 2017

The reaction among Texas leaders to President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement largely fell along partisan lines.

Trump declared Thursday that he was withdrawing the United States from the landmark agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat climate change and distancing the country from many allies abroad.


U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth:

.@realDonaldTrump's decision to drop out of #ParisAgreement leaves us isolated from all of our major allies. Every. Single. One.