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James Traficant: “schoolchildren in Michigan got sick eating strawberries that were tainted with the hepatitis A virus. Now if that is not…”

On the recordApril 8, 1997
schoolchildren in Michigan got sick eating strawberries that were tainted with the hepatitis A virus. Now if that is not enough to sour your shortcake, check this out. The strawberries were illegally imported from Mexico and sold to the school lunch program in violation of buy America laws. Unbelievable, huh? It never stops, and no one seems to care. Military boots from China, cars from Japan, beef from Australia, telephones from Singapore. Mr. Speaker, it is all called the New World order, and here is how it works: Jobs for China, jobs for Australia, jobs for Japan, jobs for Mexico, and berries for America, rotten, illegal berries for America. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. It is time to put a few straw bosses in jail and mandate country of origin labels on all food products. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of any further disease.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the issue of tainted strawberries in school lunches and illegal imports.

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