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James Traficant: foreign aid for Russia, billions for Japan and Germany, missiles for China, citizenship for illegal immigrants, free…

On the recordMay 5, 1998
foreign aid for Russia, billions for Japan and Germany, missiles for China, citizenship for illegal immigrants, free condoms for school kids, free needles for drug addicts. Now if that is not enough to roast the pork barrel, check this out: Uncle Sam is now paying the taxes of foreign citizens who work for the International Monetary Fund. Let me say it again. Uncle Sam, with our tax dollars, is paying the taxes for foreign workers. To boot, to make it worse, the White House wants another $18 billion for this slush fund of international welfare, and the experts agree. Beam me up, my colleagues. I suggest that Congress hire a crew of proctologists to go in and counsel these so-called experts. I yield back what intelligent life there is left in D.C.

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Criticizing U.S. foreign aid and government spending during a floor speech.

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