James Traficant: “China just sold patrol boats armed with state-of-the-art cruise…”

On the recordMarch 27, 1996

China just sold patrol boats armed with state-of-the-art cruise missiles to Iran. Let me repeat. China just sold cruise missiles to Iran. Now, the last time I checked, Iran is still listed as a terrorist nation by America, and, No. 2, the leaders of Iran refer to Uncle Sam as 'the Great Satan.' This is unbelievable. China continues to arm, aid, and abet Iran, America's No. 1 enemy, and after all of this, the Congress of the United States rewards China with most-favored-nation trade status. Beam me up, Madam Speaker. Our policy with China not only kills American jobs, it destabilizes the world, threatens American security, and people around here are granting them most-favored-nation trade status. I suspect today that not only are there a lot more people in Washington, DC, smoking dope, they are inhaling every single day.

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James Traficant

Ohio

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing China's sale of military equipment to Iran and its implications for U.S. trade policy.

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James Traficant: “China just sold patrol boats armed with state-of-the-art cruise missiles to Iran. Let me repeat. China just sold cruise…”

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