[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15138]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                      ``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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