House Republicans Introducing Bill To Drastically Scale Back U.S. Funds For The United Nations…
The bill will also end all funding for Palestinian “refugees” and is being led by one of the most pro-Israel members of Congress GOP Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
(Politico) — House Republicans are planning to introduce legislation Tuesday that will force major changes at the United Nations, an organization that the bill’s author has called a “stew of corruption, mismanagement and negligence.”
The bill, by Republican House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, would require the UN adopt a voluntary budget model, in which countries selectively choose which UN agencies to fund.
The bill is expected to be introduced on Tuesday, and will also end funding for Palestinian refugees and limit the use of U.S. funds only to projects directly outlined by Congress.
An aide familiar with the legislation told Bloomberg News that shifting the UN budget to a voluntary system would encourage competition for funds and better performance from UN agencies.
Ros-Lehtinen’s leverage for change at the U.N. is the large amount of the international body’s budget that the American taxpayer has traditionally been responsible for. The United States pays 22 percent of the UN’s regular operations budget, and is assessed 27 percent of the peacekeeping budget. U.S. payments totaled $3.35 billion in 2010, of which $2.67 billion was spent on peacekeeping operations worldwide.
Posted by ZIP on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at 9:00 am | 
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While they’re scaling back funds, which is a great move, put out bids to have the building relocated to Cuba or Tehran, or just give all these filthy dictator-run countries 30 days to find a building in some other country which really wants them there – get it out of this country ! !!
ALso at
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-30/republicans-to-unveil-bill-to-force-major-changes-at-the-un.html
My thought – the UN MUST open their books, and become totally transparent and accountable under GAAP. Did you know that they refuse to allow ANYONE to EVER audit their finances, or find out where our money actually goes ?
HOORAY!
But unfortunately it’ll be vetoed by the current occupant……
Woohoo!
The U.S. should cut all funding of the UN by withdrawing its membership. If not, maybe we could send them a stern letter, a few unarmed troops wearing UN arm bands to keep th peace (it’s New York), and plenty of saplings to plant for carbon credits.
Excellent. Great Idea.
Cut back on the UNITED NATIONS by 100% and then evict them from america and have the entire UN facility bulldozed to the ground and turn it intoa bird sancury free of the UN turkeys
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen – another great Floridian just like Marco Rubio and Allen West.
I love Ileana – especially when she’s on a mission. One of the best friends Israel has ever had, and America owes her a debt of gratitude for her patriotism.
YES !!!!!