James Traficant: “I voted with the Democrats yesterday and most Republicans toed the line and we are seeing party discipline, but we are…”

“I voted with the Democrats yesterday and most Republicans toed the line and we are seeing party discipline, but we are not seeing the Congress governing. $7.9 million, I do not know if it is a slush fund or an investment. But let me remind Congress as we speak that China got a sweetheart deal in Long Beach, CA; China is getting a United States guaranteed, Government backed loan of $138 million in Alabama; a Chinese company was just awarded a $250 million contract even though they have been convicted of smuggling AK-47's into America; and as we speak, a company with ties to China will operate both ports on each end of the Panama Canal that United States taxpayers built. Personally, I think both parties are debating a fly on their face while a Communist dragon is eating our assets here. Mr. Speaker, I am going to vote for the rule today. I am going to vote for the bill. Mr. Speaker, $7.9 million is nothing compared to a $20 billion trade deficit last month in manufactured goods and products. China in the last 2 months has amassed $10 billion in trade surpluses. Enough is enough. Look at the impact in our State alone. Two thousand five hundred workers are being laid off by Ford Motor Co. in Lorain, OH. They have cited imports. Goodyear Tire Co., Akron, OH, cutting 150 workers and moving their plant to Chile. Enough is enough.”