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James Traficant: “There is no war on drugs or terrorism in America. There is a war on kids. There are more prisons, more police, more…”

On the recordMay 18, 2000
There is no war on drugs or terrorism in America. There is a war on kids. There are more prisons, more police, more Federal agents, more drugs than ever. It is unbelievable. The reason is very simple. Our borders are wide open. Wide open, ladies and gentlemen. Heroin and cocaine coming in by the ton, and a nuclear warhead can literally be smuggled across the border. Beam me up. A nation that does not secure their borders is a nation without security. Today we can pass the Traficant amendment that does not mandate but allows the use of troops on the border. I yield back Osama bin Laden someday perhaps at our border, and that is no joke.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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govinfo.gov

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Discussing border security and drug trafficking during a speech on the House floor.

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