House Republicans Eye UN Budget In Vote Next Week

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are eyeing reclaiming hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. contributions to the United Nations in a vote slated for next week.

The move is the latest in a series of votes scheduled by GOP leaders, based on polling of people who visit a "YouCut" website they created last year.

Options include seeking a refund of unused U.S. contributions to U.N. peacekeeping activities, demanding return of U.S. overpayments into a fund that reimburses U.S. employees for taxes paid on their U.N. salaries, or prohibiting the government from giving economic aid to countries that hold large amounts of U.S. debt.

The potential savings range from $46 million to $180 million, a drop in the bucket when measured against the nation's projected $1.5 trillion deficit.