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On the recordMarch 12, 2014
We were lobbied, Congress was, to say that the Palestinians... we lost our vote in UNESCO.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses the consequences of withdrawing support from UNESCO.

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