U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a stateent it was "beyond belief" that the UN Secretary General would describe the U.S as "the biggest deadbeat" donor. From a statement issued by Ros-Lehtinen:
"Last year, American taxpayers ponied up nearly $5 billion for the UN system. The U.S. is by far the world's largest donor to the UN. The U.S. provides other assistance for peacekeeping operations. The U.S. responds to emergency appeals. We are always on deck.Read the full statement at the link below:
"Yet, the head of the UN comes to Congress and scolds us for not doing enough? He demands yet more money from us while making little progress in cleaning up the badly-broken UN?
"The UN's ineffectiveness is not from a lack of cash, but the result of a corrupt system which wastes money and apologizes for dictatorships.
Ros-Lehtinen Criticizes UN Chief for Calling U.S. 'The Biggest Deadbeat' During Wednesday Meeting With House Members
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