Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) opposes the Biden administration’s ‘climate reparations’ commitment to climate losses and damages, made on Nov. 19 during last-minute negotiations at the United Nations climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Yet, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Both Biggs and McCarthy want to be Speaker of the House of Representatives in the upcoming Congress. While McCarthy beat Biggs in a Nov. 15 internal vote among House Republicans, he still needs to earn 218 votes in a House floor vote on Jan. 3 to become speaker. He garnered just 188 votes in the Nov. 15 contest, suggesting he still has a way to go before securing the leadership role….