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James Traficant: “90 percent of all crime in America is drug related. Eighty percent of all heroin, 80 percent of all cocaine comes across…”

On the recordJune 8, 1999
90 percent of all crime in America is drug related. Eighty percent of all heroin, 80 percent of all cocaine comes across the Mexican border. To boot, only three out of every 100 trucks coming from Mexico are even inspected. It is so bad, experts now admit it is even possible for terrorists to smuggle nuclear weapons across our border. And after all this, the White House wants to send 7,000 American soldiers to guard the borders of Yugoslavia. Beam me up here. Europe should be guarding the borders of Europe and Yugoslavia. America should be guarding the borders of America for the American people. Think about that. I yield back this weak and foolish national security policy we have in place.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Discussing drug-related crime and national security policy during a House floor speech.

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