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James Traficant: even though the Pentagon is cutting costs and talented officers are being forced out, the Pentagon spent $90,000 last…

On the recordMay 7, 1997
even though the Pentagon is cutting costs and talented officers are being forced out, the Pentagon spent $90,000 last year to study condom preference and the failure rates of condoms in the military. If that is not enough to kill your rabbit, the Pentagon still does not know if a Patriot missile can stop the Silkworm, but they know for sure which condom can save the Republic. What is next, Mr. Speaker, a $100,000 study to find out if soldiers prefer boxer shorts over briefs? If women in the military prefer Maidenform over Wonder Bra? Beam me up. I say with this study the Pentagon has reached the apex of their condominium. There is no budget crisis in the District of Columbia. There is a common sense crisis in the District of Columbia. I yield back the balance of any heretofore untested condoms still subject to military scrutiny.

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Criticizing Pentagon spending priorities during a speech on military budget issues.

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