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James Traficant: “Let us see if I can understand this. There are 25,000 murders a year. We have a Tax Code that is literally killing us.…”

On the recordJune 8, 1995
Let us see if I can understand this. There are 25,000 murders a year. We have a Tax Code that is literally killing us. The IRS keeps ripping us off. We have parents without children, Social Security being raided, Medicare almost broke, a record number of school dropouts, workers losing their pensions, losing their health insurance benefits, workers losing their jobs, massive budget deficits, huge trade deficits, and, Mr. Speaker, the Congress of the United States has been debating foreign aid for 2 solid weeks. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. Is it any wonder why America is so angry with their Government? While we debate foreign aid and more money for overseas, America is going to hell in a handbasket. Think about it.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing issues of domestic concern while criticizing Congress's focus on foreign aid.

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