The House has passed a bill to slash funding for the UN if it doesn't do something about the corruption and lack of accountability:
The House voted Friday to issue an ultimatum to the United Nations: reform or lose U.S. financial support. Lawmakers also made clear to the White House that its more diplomatic approach wouldn't do.
Led by Republicans, the House voted 221-184 for a bill that would withhold one half of assessed U.S. dues, currently around $440 million a year, if the U.N. doesn't accomplish nearly four dozen steps to improve its accountability and root out corruption.
Failure to comply would also result in U.S. refusal to support expanded and new peacekeeping missions.
The administration didn't greet this news with ululations, worrying that it might cause more harm than good.
The House today also cut funding to PBS by 25%, which is a damn fine start. Let it stand on its own two feet. Time to bust up the Big Muppet and Big Barney cartels.
Posted by floridacracker at June 17, 2005 09:36 PM