The Senate is moving to cut money for a World Bank environmental fund that promotes energy-saving, low-pollution projects in developing countries, a top priority of Vice Pres. Al Gore. The Senate Appropriations Committee today is expected to approve a foreign-aid budget bill that would provide only $25 million to pay off initial U.S. commitments to the fund and nothing for a planned replenishment.
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