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Chris Smith: “Let me conclude, and again, there are consensus-breakers, and I think the diplomats and the leaders of the U.N. need to…”

On the recordJune 4, 1997
Let me conclude, and again, there are consensus-breakers, and I think the diplomats and the leaders of the U.N. need to be on notice that, if they continue the social engineering, one, they will not get their arrearages; and, secondly, the efforts that the gentleman from Texas is undertaking will gain support among the American people, and I think at some point there will be an effort to take us out of it and to severely restrict our funding to it. But right now I think we ought to try to reform it.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Discussing U.N. funding and the need for reform during a congressional debate.

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