James Traficant: “Now we come to Memorial Day, and I want to thank all of the veterans. I recently spoke on the construction of the World…”

“Now we come to Memorial Day, and I want to thank all of the veterans. I recently spoke on the construction of the World War II Monument on the Mall; certainly hallowed ground indeed. Washington, Jefferson, think about it. Founders. Lincoln preserved America. All our veterans are special, but the generation of World War II, those who died and those who still live, they not only saved America, they saved the entire world. It is right and fitting that that monument be built on the mall. Thank a veteran. I thank all veterans for preserving our freedom. I say this to all veterans, you have won the wars but, by God, the politicians have lost the peace. It is time to bring our country back to the people. I have confidence in this Congress. I have confidence in Speaker Hastert. IRS reform is important, welfare reform. Now it is time to reform the powerful Justice Department and now it is time to put the people in our government back together. People should not be afraid of the government. We are the government.”