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on January 23, 2017 in World News

GOP Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Sever U.S. Ties With United Nations

A bill introduced into Congress this month would end U.S. membership in the United Nations. According to WMAZ, the American Sovereignty Restoration Act (H.R. 193), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., would also end the 1947 agreement that houses the U.N. headquarters in New York City, end U.S. funding for U.N. peacekeeping operations and end U.S. participation in the World Health Organization, among other measures. If the bill should pass, it would go into effect two years after being signed. H.R. 193 is separate from legislation introduced last month by Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina that would...

A bill introduced into Congress this month would end U.S. membership in the United Nations. According to WMAZ, the American Sovereignty Restoration Act (H.R. 193), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., would also end the 1947 agreement that houses the U.N....

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