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James Traficant: you heard about Boris, now get a load of Yuri. That is right, Yuri Luzhkov, mayor of Moscow, next President of Russia.…

On the recordFebruary 13, 1995
you heard about Boris, now get a load of Yuri. That is right, Yuri Luzhkov, mayor of Moscow, next President of Russia. Secret meetings, secret budgets, secret records, secret million dollar deals. This guy Yuri makes Boss Tweed look like mother Teresa, but he is a prototype, Congress, of new Russian politicians. He hires his family so he can save money on the car pool. Meanwhile, they are laughing all the way to the bank with our $12 billion. To boot, it is being put in a Russian bank. I think Boris and now specifically Yuri leave a lot to be denied, and I say Congress should stop this $12 billion gravy train for Russia and invest it in America. I think these guys are no Thomas Jefferson.

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Criticizing Russian politicians and U.S. financial aid to Russia during a Congressional speech.

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