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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
if the American people do not trust the United Nations, then it is going to be increasingly difficult for Congress to make the commitments it needs to be supportive there.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Stresses the need for U.N. trust to secure Congressional support.

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