Senate to Prez: Watch Sinn Fein; Capitol Hill Moves on Fundraising

Irish Voice, June, 1995 by Brian Rohan

Brian Rohan Irish Voice 06-13-1995 Senate to Prez: Watch Sinn Fein; Capitol Hill Moves on Fundraising. THE White House will likely be forced by Congress to monitor the U.S. fundraising activities of Northern Ireland political parties, as well as provide an annual report on prosecutions against anyone in the U.S.

giving "material support" to Northern Ireland terrorists, as per a new Senate resolution. The resolution, which looks very likely to be added to the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act, was headed towards a vote on the Senate floor a the Irish Voice went to press on Tuesday afternoon. The passage of the resolution was hard fought on Capitol Hill all day Tuesday, and its final wording looks to be a watered-down version of that which first surfaced Tuesday morning,...

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