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James Traficant: “when it comes to Chinese money, nobody did anything wrong. Manlin Foung and Joseph Landon said, ``I did nothing wrong.''…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 1997
when it comes to Chinese money, nobody did anything wrong. Manlin Foung and Joseph Landon said, ``I did nothing wrong.'' David Wang and Xiping Wang said, ``I did nothing wrong.'' Yufang Chu said, ``I did nothing wrong.'' Charlie Trie said, ``I did nothing wrong.'' John Huang said, ``I did nothing wrong.'' Even three Buddhist nuns said, ``I did nothing wrong.'' Tell me, Mr. Speaker, if all these people did nothing wrong, why are they all demanding immunity? Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. With Chinese trade surpluses now over $50 billion, something stinks. And I guarantee one thing, these people were not just sleeping in the Lincoln bedroom. I suspect they were playing monopoly in the Oval Office. Tell it the way it is. They look guilty, guilty, guilty. Congress should get to the bottom of this Chinese money business.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Addressing concerns about Chinese influence and campaign finance during a House floor speech.

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