James Traficant: “September 11 changed America. It displaced many workers, and a lot of those workers are hurting, and they will be helped…”

“September 11 changed America. It displaced many workers, and a lot of those workers are hurting, and they will be helped by this Congress in incremental fashion. I do not think that the terrorists realized the economic impact they would have; but they did not win because Congress stood together and stood tall to defeat terrorism. But what we see today is an unraveling of that, and we see now the partisanship crawl back in with the class warfare which I believe divides America. The Democrats, who want to talk about Social Security, let us look at 50 years of Democrat leadership where those problems were manifested. That is a fact. Let us all take care of it. Mr. Speaker, there is one bottom line here. Without an employer, there is not an employee. Without a corporation, they are not dirty words. This is in fact free enterprise. Yes, these companies need a stimulus. This is not a perfect bill. Tell me one that is. But I am going to vote for the rule. I am going to vote for the bill. I am hoping in conference there will be some other adjustments. But this bill overall is a stimulus, and that is what it is about. Today's debate is not about this bill. Today's debate is about who is going to be in control of the House of Representatives. This is not the time, when America is under attack, to decide through politics which party is going to control. Now is the time to control our country.”