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William Helms: “I was astonished, Mr. President, when in an interview with the BBC, U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali made…”

On the recordJanuary 22, 1996
I was astonished, Mr. President, when in an interview with the BBC, U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali made the absurd suggestion that the United Nations should be allowed to collect taxes directly from American citizens--and citizens of other sovereign nations--to finance the operation of the United Nations. His stated reason for creating such a U.N. tax, Mr. Boutros-Ghali said, would be so that the U.N. 'would not be under the daily financial will of member states.' In the first place, the gentleman obviously has scant knowledge of the Constitution of the United States.
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William Helms
Republican · New Jersey
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's proposal for the U.N. to collect taxes from citizens.

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