James Traficant: “I have many of the same concerns that I guess have been voiced by the gentleman from Minnesota. I have complete…”

“I have many of the same concerns that I guess have been voiced by the gentleman from Minnesota. I have complete confidence in the gentleman from Maryland. Mr. Speaker, the only thing I would like to say is that, even though it is not a major event, there is a process that is involved. Once we start to deviate from that process, there could be things that could develop that may at some point come back to maybe embarrass the Congress. So I am not going to stand in apposition, and I have complete confidence that the gentleman from Maryland has probably reviewed this well, and I can at this particular point accept this. In the future, however, Mr. Speaker, I think the words of caution from the gentleman from Minnesota should be well taken, not just on this committee but on every committee. Once we start, no matter how we look at any particular issue, some certainly much more serious in nature and presenting more of a problem to the Congress than others, nevertheless, there sometimes could be things developed that set a precedent, and then people begin to talk about being treated differently. I am from the old school, and I think all people should be treated alike. That is one of the reasons why Vince Lombardi was loved so much. He treated everybody alike.”