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Patrick Leahy: What would we be precluded under those circumstances from making contributions to? Because we have voluntary…

On the recordJuly 25, 1996
What would we be precluded under those circumstances from making contributions to? Because we have voluntary contributions to a specialized agency such as UNICEF. If we are not precluded from giving to UNICEF, what are we precluded from giving to?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Discussing the implications of contributions to organizations like UNICEF.

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