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On the recordMay 24, 1994
Mr. Chairman, this amendment is a slick way to avoid paying our bills to the United Nations. This amendment is a little too cute. It pulls the rug out from under the United Nations--the problem is: We are standing on that same rug. This amendment is a clever attempt to make the United Nations pay for U.S. military operations--for operations we want to conduct and for which we sought U.N. endorsement. This amendment tells the United Nations: 'Anytime you endorse an American operation, we're gonna make you pay for it.' Well, what do you suppose will be the U.N. response: 'In that case, you Americans don't get a U.N. endorsement.' The result is this: First, we still have to pay for the costs of the operation. Second, we are forced to act as a lone wolf without U.N. endorsement, making it harder to defend the operation.
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Ronald Dellums
Democratic · California
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Opposing an amendment related to U.S. military operations and funding for the United Nations.

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