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Related: About this forumInhofe, Senators to Sec. Kerry: U.S. Law Prohibits Sending U.S. Funds to U.N. Climate Convention
http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases-republican?ID=48CB3A81-6367-44C6-AA70-A3C100C702B5[font face=Serif][font size=5]Inhofe, Senators to Sec. Kerry: U.S. Law Prohibits Sending U.S. Funds to U.N. Climate Convention[/font]
Monday April 18, 2016
[center][font size=4]Senators to Sec. Kerry: U.S. Law Prohibits Sending U.S. Funds to U.N. Climate Convention[/font]
UNFCCC granted full membership to the State of Palestine; current U.S. law prohibits taxpayer dollars from going to any such U.N. organization[/center]
[font size=3]WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) joined a group of 28 senators in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry demanding that the administration follow the law and prohibit funding for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its related entities.
On March 17, 2016, the State of Palestine was allowed to become a full member of the UNFCCC.
That action triggered a statutory restriction under the 1994 Foreign Relations Authorization Act that prohibits the U.S. government from providing taxpayer funds to affiliated organizations of the United Nations that grant full membership as a state to certain groups, like the Palestinians.
As an affiliated organization to the United Nations, the UNFCCC and its related entities including the Secretariat, the Conference of Parties, and the Green Climate Fund are prohibited from receiving U.S. taxpayer funds.
In their letter, the senators demand that no U.S. funds be given to the UNFCCC and its related entities after March 17, 2016.
The senators also raise concerns about the inability of the United States to prevent the Palestinians from attempting to circumvent the peace process.
We request that you ensure that no disbursements of U.S. funds are made to the UNFCCC and its related entities after March 17, 2016. We believe that your failure to do so will constitute a violation of current law We implore the administration to hold the Palestinians accountable for their actions in circumventing the peace process, and to abide by current law prohibiting U.S. taxpayer funds for the UNFCCC and its related entities and other UN affiliated organizations that recognize the State of Palestine, the senators wrote.
In addition to Senator Inhofe, the letter was signed by Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Dan Coats (R-Ind.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Thune (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), David Vitter (R-La.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).
To read the full text of the letter, click here.
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Monday April 18, 2016
[center][font size=4]Senators to Sec. Kerry: U.S. Law Prohibits Sending U.S. Funds to U.N. Climate Convention[/font]
UNFCCC granted full membership to the State of Palestine; current U.S. law prohibits taxpayer dollars from going to any such U.N. organization[/center]
[font size=3]WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) joined a group of 28 senators in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry demanding that the administration follow the law and prohibit funding for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its related entities.
On March 17, 2016, the State of Palestine was allowed to become a full member of the UNFCCC.
That action triggered a statutory restriction under the 1994 Foreign Relations Authorization Act that prohibits the U.S. government from providing taxpayer funds to affiliated organizations of the United Nations that grant full membership as a state to certain groups, like the Palestinians.
As an affiliated organization to the United Nations, the UNFCCC and its related entities including the Secretariat, the Conference of Parties, and the Green Climate Fund are prohibited from receiving U.S. taxpayer funds.
In their letter, the senators demand that no U.S. funds be given to the UNFCCC and its related entities after March 17, 2016.
The senators also raise concerns about the inability of the United States to prevent the Palestinians from attempting to circumvent the peace process.
We request that you ensure that no disbursements of U.S. funds are made to the UNFCCC and its related entities after March 17, 2016. We believe that your failure to do so will constitute a violation of current law We implore the administration to hold the Palestinians accountable for their actions in circumventing the peace process, and to abide by current law prohibiting U.S. taxpayer funds for the UNFCCC and its related entities and other UN affiliated organizations that recognize the State of Palestine, the senators wrote.
In addition to Senator Inhofe, the letter was signed by Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Dan Coats (R-Ind.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Thune (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), David Vitter (R-La.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).
To read the full text of the letter, click here.
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Inhofe, Senators to Sec. Kerry: U.S. Law Prohibits Sending U.S. Funds to U.N. Climate Convention (Original Post)
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(11,619 posts)1. Republicans continue to fiddle while earth burns.