S.Amdt. 4239

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   In S. 2766 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2007, $22,260,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).

   Inserted: Resolution Whereas the name "United Nations" was first coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of January 1, 1942;

   Inserted: Whereas, the United Nations is located in the prestigious Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan overlooking the East River, on spacious grounds donated by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.;

   Inserted: Whereas, the United States has shared a unique relationship with the United Nations since its founding as being its home state and largest financial contributor;

   Inserted: Whereas, the United States finances 22 percent of the United Nations' budget and gives even more in voluntary contributions;

   Inserted: Whereas, recently the Deputy to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mark Malloch Brown, made disparaging comments against the United States and our support of the United Nations by stating--

   Inserted: (1) that "the prevailing practice of seeking to use the U.N. almost by stealth as a diplomatic tool while failing to stand up for it against its domestic critics is simply not sustainable; you will lose the U.N. one way or another";

   Inserted: (2) that "To acknowledge an America reliant on international institutions is not perceived to be good politics at home"; and

   Inserted: (3) that "Exacerbating matters is the widely held perception, even among many U.S. allies, that the U.S. tends to hold on to maximalist positions when it could be finding middle ground";

   Inserted: Whereas, the thrust of this speech was supported by Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations;

   Inserted: Whereas, such illegitimate accusations are both false and unconstructive for a diplomatic environment;

   Inserted: Whereas the genesis of any negative press regarding the United Nations is not the United States itself, but is openly publicized here due to the well protected freedom of speech and press;

   Inserted: Whereas the United States seeks management reform within the United Nations to strengthen the institution in order to provide for the mission of the United Nations, better international peacekeeping and disaster relief: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the United States Senate does hereby declare that the bleating accusations made by Mark Malloch Brown and supported by Kofi Annan are not constructive for a better United Nations, and that comprehensive reform should be enacted to the organization.

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