House Seeking to Use Financial Leverage On U.N.

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WASHINGTON -- Defying the administration, the Republican-led House on Thursday took up legislation that would drastically limit the U.S. financial commitment to the United Nations.

The U.S. would withhold half of its due if the organization failed to carry out specific changes, according to the proposal sponsored by GOP Rep. Henry Hyde of Illinois, chairman of the House International Relations Committee.

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House Seeking to Use Financial Leverage On U.N.

The bill would withdraw U.S. support for future peacekeeping missions unless the United Nations overhauled its operations.

The House was e...

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