UNANIMOUS HOUSE AGREES TO PAY U.N. DUES
The House of Representatives yesterday unanimously approved legislation that would provide $582 million to pay back dues to the United Nations, a reflection of how the political landscape has been altered by the terrorist attacks two weeks ago, according to The Washington Post. (
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19606-2001Sep24.html )For months, conservatives such as House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) had blocked the payment of U.N. arrears, but those lawmakers abandoned their opposition in light of the strikes in New York and Washington.
The Cato Handbook for Congress (
http://www.cato.org/pubs/handbook/hb107/hb107-55.pdf ) recommends that Congress refuse to ratify or fund the proposed International Criminal Court, withhold all payments to the United Nations until it undergoes a comprehensive audit and eliminate all programs and agencies that do not meet stringent criteria in terms of mission, organization and performance.THE END
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