Political Quotes

James Traficant: Patricia Mendoza heckled the President; she got audited. Kent Brown sued the First Lady; he got audited. The National…

On the recordOctober 8, 1997
Patricia Mendoza heckled the President; she got audited. Kent Brown sued the First Lady; he got audited. The National Center for Public Policy criticized the White House; they got audited. Billy Dale got the White House mad; he got audited. Paula Jones refused a cash settlement; she got audited. If that is not enough to tax your disgust, Shelly Davis, the author of Unbridled Power, who testified about IRS abuses before the Senate, got a notice in the mail yesterday; she is being audited. Unbelievable. After all this, an IRS spokesman said, coincidence, all coincidence. I say, Mr. Speaker, the IRS has turned into a bunch of political prostitutes. I want to apologize to all the hookers in America for having associated them with the IRS. I say beam me up, dot com, coincidence this.

Editor's note · Context

Discussing perceived political motivations behind IRS audits during a speech.

Share

More from James Traficant

Oct 3, 2001

it is time to face the facts: we cannot secure our home with our doors unlocked. America's borders are wide open, wide open. The truth is, America remains vulnerable to terrorism. Yet some in this Congress still expect policemen to defeat…

govinfo.gov
Oct 5, 2001

America's soft underbelly was shown on September 11. Now is the time to get down to business. I believe the CIA and the FBI have been not only negligent; but, by God, I do not think we have much of an intelligence program. That is no…

govinfo.gov
Nov 29, 2001

as a former athlete, I thought I saw it all. Great celebrations after grand slams and Hail Marys. But this time it has gone too far. News reports say after a game-winning goal at a soccer match in Spain, a player celebrated his teammate…

govinfo.gov
Oct 5, 2001

it is not popular to say, but I believe America's intelligence network is very poor. Americans are now being killed by the thousands, and money alone is not going to solve it. I think Congress must address our Mideast policy. I think we…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation