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James Traficant: “the new $64,000 question for Congress: Is Boris Yeltsin Russia's George Washington? Or is Boris Yeltsin just another…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 1995
the new $64,000 question for Congress: Is Boris Yeltsin Russia's George Washington? Or is Boris Yeltsin just another Joseph Stalin? One thing is for sure, we have a national debt that is out of sight, a trade deficit that continues to grow. The American people are worried about losing their homes, losing their jobs, and we keep sending billions of dollars over to Russia and we keep wining and dining Boris Yeltsin. Ladies and gentlemen, we turned our back when it was only 140 of the Old Guard he slaughtered. Now he is attacking citizens in Chechnya. I say one thing is very sure, we have very little money. If we have any, we should spend it in America. Even when we do, we call it pork. Well, if it is pork in America, let me tell you we are sending a prize- winning Porky the Pig over there in Russia. And if there is going to be freedom in Russia, the Russian people should die for it. Think about it.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing U.S. financial aid to Russia and the implications of Boris Yeltsin's leadership.

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