VINCENT SNOWBARGER: “With that in mind, I think we ought to look to a concern that Americans do have about the United Nations and look toward…”

“With that in mind, I think we ought to look to a concern that Americans do have about the United Nations and look toward reform. I heard a number of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle as we have gone through the debate today talk about the various reforms that are needed in the U.N. My amendment would require that Congress and the President agree that the United Nations has actually implemented certain reforms, that we would require. Those reforms pursuant to my amendment would be a lowering of the U.S. dues assessment from 25 to 20 percent or in the alternative to set assessments for each country's dues to reflect each country's share of the aggregate GDP. It would also require that a code of conduct for U.N. employees be implemented which would prevent conflicts of interest, bribes, giving access to friends and relatives to information in the U.N. It would also strengthen the U.N. inspector general's office giving him the power to investigate and oversee all aspects of the United Nations and making him independent of the Secretary General.”