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James Traficant: “Let us see if this makes sense. China helps Iran. Iran threatens Israel and all the Middle East. Iran is a known major…”

On the recordOctober 30, 1997
Let us see if this makes sense. China helps Iran. Iran threatens Israel and all the Middle East. Iran is a known major terrorist threat to America. But Uncle Sam gives China $60 billion a year in sweetheart trade deals. Now, if that is not enough to massage your arthritis, after all this, President Jiang is literally sleeping in the Lincoln bedroom, being wined and dined, at taxpayers' expense, by the White House. Beam me up. This madness has gone too far. When American foreign policy goes from honest aid to the butcher at Tiananmen Square, something is wrong, Congress, very wrong. Think about it. I yield back what national security we still have left.

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing U.S. trade relations with China and its implications for national security.

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