James Traficant: “I support the rule on the Coast Guard. But I also plan to speak out of turn on the rule that will follow since it is…”

“I support the rule on the Coast Guard. But I also plan to speak out of turn on the rule that will follow since it is limited for time. Ronald Reagan came to my district in 1980. He stood on a flatbed truck. Struggling steelworkers were pleading with the President for help. Ronald Reagan made a pledge. He said, ``I will support the steel industry. I will make significant investments to help retool the steel industry.'' And he said, ``I will also make significant investments to retrain steelworkers so they can deal with the new steel technologies.'' Those steelworkers did not even support Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan lived up to every word. From the investment tax credit, to retraining money, Ronald Reagan lived up to his word. In 1992, a candidate named Bill Clinton came through my district all through the steel Rust Belt and went down through Wierton, West Virginia. He said, ``I will ban illegal trade to protect the steel industry.'' And he even said, ``I will stop and I will ban scab labor.'' In 1993, President Clinton had a Democrat House and a Democrat Senate. There was not one word about scab labor, regardless about how we feel on the issue. And in 1999, Bill Clinton has not done one thing about illegal trade.”