BROWN: The economic summit in China was never expected to produce high drama, but just hours ago a surprise announcement on a landmark agreement to limit greenhouse gases. It's a deal struck by the U.S. and China, the world's most powerful economies and earth's biggest polluters. President Obama pledges that Americans will cut carbon emissions by more than 25 percent by the year 2025. It's still very unclear, though, exactly how he plans to do this but that goal may not be as daunting as convincing a hostile congress. After last week's midterm elections Republicans are poised to have the most dominant majority on Capitol Hill in decades. CNN's Dana Bash is on Capitol Hill. Dana, you just talked to the top Republican in the Senate. What was his reaction to this?</s>DANA BASH, CNN CHIEF CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hey Pamela. Well, Mitch McConnell, who is the incoming senate majority leader, was having a meeting with the newly elected Republican members, nearly a dozen of them. In that meeting he talked about the fact that he is incredibly unhappy with this deal that the President struck in China. Listen to what he said.</s>SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R), KENTUCKY: The problem is the President continues to send signals that he has no intention of moving toward the middle. I was particularly distressed about a deal apparently he's reached with the Chinese on his current trip which as I read the agreement requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years while these carbon emission regulations are creating havoc in my state and other states around the country.</s>BROWN: Dana bash, I guess it's not surprising that the reaction is what it is. Thank you so much. We'll be right back.
Climate Deal "Disappoints" Senate GOP Leaders