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Latest vote to defund U.S. participation in the UN.(Insider Report)(United Nations)(United States)(Brief Article)

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On July 7, the House of Representatives rejected, by an 83 to 335 vote, House Amendment 648, a measure sponsored by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas)"to prohibit use of funds to pay any United States contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations." In 1997, 54 congressmen voted to get the U.S. out of the U.N. And in 1999, 2001 and 2003, 74, 62, and 74 congressmen, respectively, voted to defund U.S. participation in the UN--meaning ...

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