The U.S. is still recovering from the colossal loss of influence in the region that resulted from those policies.

this so-called reform legislation is being marketed as a way to combat efforts by the Palestinians to gain statehood at the U.N.

We have worked to ensure that Israel has the opportunity to contribute fully to all U.N. institutions even as it continues to be singled out by some member states.

There is not a serious player in Washington, DC--the good thing is this bill is never going to see the light of day.

It is the entitlement that my grandchildren, the entitlement that they grow up in a world of peace.

I appreciate the chairman's concern regarding the degree of favoritism displayed by members of the U.N. to the Palestinians.

Money, I think, is by far the strongest leverage we have at the U.N.; and, unfortunately, sometimes it is the only language that they understand and they respond to.

Now the United Nations is not supposed to be our pal. We don't own it.

It is because of U.S. engagement that we are able to make advances.

the true purpose of the bill is to end U.S. participation in the U.N. and, in the process, deal a fatal financial blow to the world body.

So if you want to correct that injustice that was just cited, then vote for the substitute.

I believe that anti-U.S., anti-democratic, and anti-reform contingents at the U.N. would think this kind of disengagement was great.