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Benjamin Gilman: “I strongly supported the four subsections, which would have: (1) provided funds for the construction of a U.S. embassy…”

On the recordNovember 22, 1999
I strongly supported the four subsections, which would have: (1) provided funds for the construction of a U.S. embassy in Jerusalem; (2) required that the consulate in Jerusalem be placed under the supervision of the U.S. Ambassador to Israel; (3) required that official U.S. government documents which list countries and their capital cities identify Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; and (4) permit the place of birth on a birth registration or passport issued to a U.S. citizen born in the city of Jerusalem to be recorded as Israel.
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Benjamin Gilman
New York
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Nov 22, 1999

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Support for provisions recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital in the appropriations bill.

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