[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 77 (Monday, June 13, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H4358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RESTORING ORDER TO THE UNITED NATIONS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, Saddam Hussein was able 
to siphon off almost $10 billion from a UN-administered program that 
was designed to provide food and care to the Iraqi people. As Iraq 
continues to recover from Hussein's rule of dictatorship, I will urge 
the United Nations to recover these funds for the Iraqi people.
  Unfortunately, the Oil-for-Food scandal was only one example of a 
long litany of scandals associated with the United Nations. This week 
Congress will vote on the United Nations Reform Act of 2005, which will 
ensure efficiency, accountability and effectiveness at the U.N. If the 
organization fails to enact these changes, America's contributions to 
the U.N. assessed budget will be reduced by 50 percent.
  These reforms will assure the American people that their dollars are 
used only for legitimate and valuable U.N. projects. When we contribute 
billions of American dollars to the United Nations each year, the 
United States should not continue to pay for U.N. programs that operate 
with essentially a blank check.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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