James Traficant: “America certainly has been a generous Nation. We have literally rebuilt Germany, Japan and Italy after World War II and…”

“America certainly has been a generous Nation. We have literally rebuilt Germany, Japan and Italy after World War II and saved France from collapse. The Marshall Plan and the Truman Plan have saved other countries. I want to applaud President Bush for challenging both America and the entire free world in one of the great speeches made in our history last night. It is certainly helping to heal America. But there are still some symptoms that exist that must be addressed. In our great show of patriotism with flags waving all over America, the news has been reported that most of these flags have been made in China. I want to just state that China, as recently as this morning, has announced and pledged support to President Bush and our coalition worldwide. But on Tuesday, September 11, if that date rings a bell, the Chinese Government signed a cooperative agreement with the Taliban government of Afghanistan which, in fact, harbors Osama bin Laden. I think we have to make sure that nations do not speak out of both sides of their mouths.”