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James Traficant: “What year is it? Is 1996 the 10th year of the 5-year Gramm-Rudman balance deal? Is 1996 the fifth year of the Bush…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 1996
What year is it? Is 1996 the 10th year of the 5-year Gramm-Rudman balance deal? Is 1996 the fifth year of the Bush 5-year deal? Is 1996 the third year of the Clinton 5-year deal or is 1996 the new 7-year deal? Deals, deals. That is what we have. There are more deals here than Monty Hall has, folks, but one thing is for sure, 1996 is the year of denial. The most important thing last night is what was not said by the President or Senator Dole. No mention of record trade deficits. No mention of those two turkeys, GATT and NAFTA. No mention of declining wages. No mention of livable-wage jobs leaving this country. Mr. Speaker, I say if the economy is so great, why do American families need three jobs to pay their bills? We do not need any more deals, we need a little bit more common sense and maybe people should get out of this denial phase and take a look at the reality that is hitting people on the streets of America.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Criticizing economic policies and the state of the economy during a speech in Congress.

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