Pa Congressmen Want To Put Strings On U.N. — Tea Party activist Bob Guzzardi reports that Congreesman Jim Gerlach (R-Pa6) has just agreed to sign on as a Co-Sponsor of United Nations Transparency, Accountability and Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 2829
Other Pennsylvania congressman who are co-[sponsors are Rep. Mike Kelly (Pa-3), Rep. Glenn Thompson (Pa-5), Rep. Patrick Meehan (Pa-7) and Rep. Tom Marino (Pa-10)
“Note that not a single Democrat has signed on,” Guzzardi says. “Not even Obama Democrat Rep. Schwartz who, opportunistically, touts her Jewish credentials every opportunity she gets. And the Jewish Exponent has not written a single article about this important bill.”
The Act directs the President to use U.S. influence at the United Nations and calls for a shift in America’s funding mechanism for the regular budget of the U.N. from an assessed to a voluntary one.
The Act, also among other things, prohibits funds from being used for U.S. participation in the Durban III meeting or any part of the Durban process; withholds U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) or to any successor or related entity unless the Secretary makes specified certifications to Congress; and prohibits any U.S. contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from being used to support Technical Cooperation program assistance to any country, including North Korea, that: (1) has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism; or (2) is in breach of, or under investigation for breach of, obligations regarding its safeguards agreement with the IAEA, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or any relevant Security Council resolution.