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Jack Kingston: “I say that I love the U.N., but the fact is that there is no adult supervision at the U.N. these days. They go off on…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2001
I say that I love the U.N., but the fact is that there is no adult supervision at the U.N. these days. They go off on their own tear, and bureaucrat A from country A talks to bureaucrat B from country B, and then they go to a committee and then they go to a subcommittee, and then they pass a resolution. Then they do an amendment, and then they add to their agenda. Then they go to lunch. That is why the U.N. is not as effective as it should be. It is not as respected as it should be, because of silly and foolish actions. Can Members imagine in a room full of mature, responsible adults kicking the United States of America off an antidrug commission? Here we are, global leaders.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia
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Discussing the effectiveness and supervision of the United Nations during a floor speech.

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