James Traficant: “I heard the words today too risky, too hasty, bad procedure, not enough money, bad for seniors, unfunded mandates…”

“I heard the words today too risky, too hasty, bad procedure, not enough money, bad for seniors, unfunded mandates, politics, empty promises, on and on. And once again, divide, confuse, obstruct, pit seniors against youth, management against labor, more and more class warfare in the House of Representatives. I think enough is enough, and I think it is time to tell it like it is today. The Democrats controlled Congress for 50 years. The Democrats never balanced the budget. The Democrats never did a thing about welfare. The Democrats never did a thing about prescription drugs. The Democrats never did a thing about IRS reform and how well I know, because for 12 years I tried to get the Democrats to take up the Traficant bill to change the burden of proof and to require judicial consent before the IRS can seize our property. The Democrats would not even hold a hearing. The Republicans not only had a hearing, they included the Traficant provisions in the bill, even though the Democrats were against it and the President threatened to veto it for the Traficant provisions. Now listen to the statistics, and I want to compliment the Republican Party. 1997 was the last year of the Democratic law; 1999 the first year of the Republican law. Attachment of wages, $3.1 million under the Democrats; $540,000 under the Republican reform. Property liens, $680,000 under the Democrats; $160,000 under the Republican reform.”