James Traficant: “I want the Democrats to listen to this. For 12 years they would not hold a hearing on the burden of proof in a civil tax…”

“I want the Democrats to listen to this. For 12 years they would not hold a hearing on the burden of proof in a civil tax case. The Republicans have just added it to the IRS reform bill. For 12 years they would not hold a hearing on military troops on our border. Here is what I would like to say to my Democrat colleagues. We will probably stay the minority the way we are doing business around here. Mr. Speaker, young students aged 12 to 17 years old, the use of heroin is, quote-unquote, ``at historic levels.'' Experts tell us that the major point source for heroin and cocaine is coming across the Mexican border. Our troops are guarding the borders in Bosnia and the Middle East. They were, in fact, administering rabies vaccinations to dogs in Haiti. There has been a recent earthquake in Italy, and our troops are literally building homes in Italy. And while the staff is laughing about it, we are saying we cannot bring it down by having our troops help to secure our borders.”