[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8416]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              INVESTIGATION NEEDED OF OIL FOR FOOD PROGRAM

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, 7 years ago the United Nations established an 
Oil for Food program intended for humanitarian relief. Oil was sold to 
finance the purchase of food, medicine and other relief necessities for 
the Iraqi people.
  The General Accounting Office estimates that more than $10 billion 
was stolen from the Oil For Food program. Money that was to help the 
Iraqi people went to pay off politicians and executives, build a $20 
million Olympic sport facility for Uday Hussein, and spent over $50 
million for promotion for the Husseins' propaganda. They may have even 
financed weapons that are now being used against our troops.
  Oil for Food was the largest UN program in the world at one time. The 
Iraqi people are owed an explanation for the exploitation of their 
resources. And if the United Nations is to be treated credibly, they 
must assist in the investigation of where this money went to; $10 
billion stolen from the Iraqi people. The U.N. needs to come clean on 
this issue and share with the people where these dollars went.

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