Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. As one who knows the U.N. pretty well, I am shocked that, once again, Republicans are trying to defund it. The world is a better place because of the United Nations. As I have said, the bill as it stands already cuts 83 percent of the contributions to international organization accounts compared to fiscal year 2024 and excludes funding for the majority of the United Nations organizations that we traditionally fund, even those that we have treaty obligations to. We have watched as the PRC challenges the United States at the United Nations and other multilateral institutions, working to insert their values, their perspective, their policies of authoritarianism and disrespect for human rights. By cutting all funding to the United Nations and its agencies, this bill leaves a void for our adversaries to fill. The PRC is already the second largest financial contributor to the United Nations' regular budget and U.N. peacekeeping and is happy to point out that the United States is an unreliable partner. Our ambassador to the United Nations has called this China's favorite talking point. Humanitarian response in Sudan, exposure of Russia's human rights violations in Ukraine, and international norms on everything from how we receive mail internationally to how planes fly across international borders is touched on by the United Nations system. This amendment makes America less safe, less prosperous, and more isolated.…”