Note
Secretary General Kofi Annan is trying to ram through the up to 1.9 billion renovation plan (up from 1.2 billion the last time round) by January 1, 2006. Congress needs responses to a lot of unanswered questions before the huge 22% of the final bill is demanded from American taxpayers. Such as: What is the precise breakdown of the 2,587,000 square feet proposed to undergo renovation? What is the cost per square foot of the component parts, taking into account that storage space, basements and garages ought to be able to be renovated at a much reduced price?