[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 18, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H6368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      ``PORKER OF THE WEEK'' AWARD

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, the United Nations is at it again. One of 
the most wasteful organizations in the world acknowledged last week 
that its 38,000 peacekeeping troops are spreading the AIDS virus. Its 
solution to the problem is not to restrict them to the base or 
discipline inappropriate behavior, or something that actually might 
work. No, their solution is to distribute one free condom per day to 
each troop, courtesy of the American taxpayer.
  The United States contributes 25 percent to the U.N. peacekeeping 
budget. The money is supposed to be for troops, equipment, and 
peacekeeping efforts. Yet, the U.N. spends a portion of the money on 
condoms. Is this part of the U.N. uniform: A helmet, flak jacket, 
canteen, rifle, and condom?
  Give me a break. By my estimate, each condom costs approximately 20 
cents. Multiply this by 38,000 troops per day and we are talking about 
an annual condom fund of $2.7 million. What makes them think that 
troops engaging in irresponsible behavior are responsible enough to use 
the condoms? The U.N. peacekeepers are supposed to protect, not infect. 
The U.N. gets my ``porker of the week'' award.

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