Republicans propose cuts to US State Dept, UN

[unhappycamper]

Republicans propose cuts to US State Dept, UN
By Agence France-Presse
Saturday, February 12th, 2011 -- 10:19 am

WASHINGTON – A Republican budget plan would cut billions of dollars in spending on the State Department and foreign programs, including US contributions to the United Nations.

The proposed cuts, announced Friday, are part of an overall Republican effort in the House of Representatives to reduce spending by $100 billion over the next seven months. Leaders in the Democrat-controlled Senate say the proposals are unrealistic.

The planned cuts to State Department and foreign operations amount to $3.8 billion, or an eight percent reduction from last year.

"I will ensure that our foreign aid is not used as a stimulus bill for foreign countries," Republican congresswoman Kay Granger, who chairs a budget subcommittee, said in a statement.

The bill proposes "scaling back contributions to the United Nations and other international organizations, and eliminating wasteful, duplicative and ineffective programs."



unhappycamper comment: I'm sure the milkman --> <-- has a woody about now.

[mmonk]

1. The UN. Center of their new world order conspiracies.

Funny the real new world order conspiracy is more into what they support, the international banking and multinational corporate interests by force if necessary.

[rucky]

2. Have they lowered their salaries yet?

[Yuugal]

3. A country that lets old people freeze

has no business giving billions away for "foreign operations", most of which is just bribes to dictators anyway.

[mmonk]

4. Cuts to the state department budget are ok.

Blaming the UN and refusing to pay dues though is misguidance.

[madrchsod]

5. 2.5 billion for egypt `s army ,250 million for the people, and

cutting/freezing the state dept pay. no money for lebanon if they start a war with israel.

smoke and mirrors to keep the republican rubes happy

[RedCloud]

6. Just put a time punch in the House with ID scan. No show, no pay, right Boner?