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James Traficant: “I do not believe America is at full employment. I believe America is at absolutely peak underemployment, and many…”

On the recordAugust 4, 1998
I do not believe America is at full employment. I believe America is at absolutely peak underemployment, and many families need three, four jobs just to pay their bills. So as we keep watching the up and down Viagra motions of Wall Street, keep in mind not everything that looks so rosy smells so good when you hold it to your nosey on this trade business. Now, I do not know all the details of this trade business, but I do have confidence in the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Crane) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Matsui), and I will support these technical corrections. But I want to say this again: Individual bankruptcy is at an all-time high; credit car debt, all-time high. The American people are under the gun.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Discussing employment and economic issues during a floor speech.

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