[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H112]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      OPPOSITION TO UNESCO FUNDING

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I stand in strong opposition to 
attempts in the omnibus budget bill to restore any U.S. funding to 
UNESCO, a corrupt entity that is an extension of an anti-America, anti-
Israel U.N. agenda.
  UNESCO is attempting to pull a bait and switch on the American 
public. It says that it will use our constituents' money on World 
Heritage sites in our districts, but what it really wants is to use the 
funds that it lost when it admitted Palestine to its club.
  UNESCO knew what would happen to it if it admitted Palestine, but the 
agency counted on this administration to give it the money anyway. Not 
only is money fungible, Mr. Speaker, but studies indicate that there is 
no guarantee that this designation of World Heritage site is beneficial 
to the local economy.
  Taxpayer money for UNESCO is included in next week's omnibus budget 
bill. UNESCO must not receive a dime unless it reverses its decision on 
Palestine. I urge my colleagues to see through this guise and to 
continue to support American principles and U.S. law.

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