Tom Tiffany: “My amendment would withhold U.S. contributions from the corrupt and scandal-plagued United Nations. It is about time.…”

“My amendment would withhold U.S. contributions from the corrupt and scandal-plagued United Nations. It is about time. Despite making up less than 5 percent of the world's population, Americans remain the largest single state contributor to the U.N., footing around one-quarter of its multibillion-dollar budget. In other words, we pick up the lion's share of the tab, while unaccountable, international bureaucrats make the rules. What have our donations financed? Decades of mismanagement, waste, fraud, and abuse; endless anti- Semitic Israel bashing; more than a dozen UNRWA employees participating directly in the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel, and potentially 1,000 more with links to Hamas; seats on the U.N.'s so-called Human Rights Council for the notorious rulers of countries like Communist China, Russia, Cuba, and Venezuela; incompetent U.N. agencies like the World Health Organization, which ignored Taiwan's early warnings about the dangerous Wuhan virus and chose instead to run interference for Beijing. Mr. Chair, the know-it-alls at the U.N. don't limit themselves to headline grabbing matters of international concern. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization recently cooked up a plan to take on backyard barbecues, burgers, and brats, demanding that Americans eat less beef, less pork, less poultry to reduce emissions. This meatheaded move is just the latest half-baked scheme on the U.N.'s menu of dumb ideas. Mr.…”