Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I have been talking about North Korea. At the same time that we put North Korea on the board, you see North Korea on the executive board of the WHO, Taiwan is excluded. Why? Because China isolates Taiwan. If you are concerned about China taking our place in WHO, China already has incredible resources and influence over Director Tedros. That is what is going on. Let's talk about this because I think that what we just heard was a conflation--a conflation, all the things, all the good things the WHO is doing, this and that. Guess what? We paid mandatory fees to them of $200 million in 2021. In the 2021 report to Congress, the excess amount, or the voluntary amount, was $99 million. Since the despicable attack on Israel by Hamas, the World Health Organization and its subsidiary in Gaza has spent weeks using their platform to advocate for an immediate cease- fire, a position that has been the rallying cry for the Hamas- sympathizing political left right here in the United States. On October 18, the Twitter account for the WHO in occupied Palestinian territory--in other words, in Gaza--issued a statement on the explosion in the parking lot of the Al Ahli Arab Hospital, which turned out to be bogus. We are saying we will keep paying a mandatory amount. We are not going to give up our seat, but we are not going to pay a $99 million voluntary amount. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr.…”