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Jim Risch: “This proposed budget does contain a poison pill... in the form of a, quote, 'Green Climate Fund' which proposes to…”

On the recordMay 20, 2024
This proposed budget does contain a poison pill... in the form of a, quote, 'Green Climate Fund' which proposes to transfer U.S. taxpayer money to China through the United Nations.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch warns against a budget provision that could fund China through U.N. initiatives.

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