Jack Kingston: “I am here to talk about tobacco. Think about this one minute, those who are cigarette smokers. They may be familiar with…”

“I am here to talk about tobacco. Think about this one minute, those who are cigarette smokers. They may be familiar with the Pagoda Red Mountain cigarette. The Pagoda brand, as Members may know, is the third largest cigarette selling in the world. It is the number one cigarette in China. It is owned by the Communist Chinese government. The Pagoda Mountain cigarette company has an operative named Ted Sioeng. He gave $400,000 to the Democrat National Party. His associate, Mr. Kent La, personally gave $50,000 of the money. He is willing to testify before the Burton committee and just say why a Communist cigarette company was interested in giving the $400,000 to the Democrats. No big deal. Something we all should want to know. Maybe it is that they just like good cigarette smokers, and recognize the Democrats as such. But the reality is, 19 Democrats on the committee will not let him speak. They will not let the guy testify. The Democrat Justice Department, the Department of Justice, said they have no problem with immunity and will let Mr. Kent La speak and have immunity, but 19 Democrats say no. What do the Democrats want to do instead? We heard it this morning. They want to investigate Ronald Reagan. I suggest they have been smoking more than Pagoda Red Mountain cigarettes or whatever it is.”