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James Traficant: “the constituents of the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Simpson) were honored to visit our Marine base at Quantico. They even…”

On the recordJune 14, 2001
the constituents of the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Simpson) were honored to visit our Marine base at Quantico. They even got a gift. The token gift is a Communist-made calculator with ``Marines'' printed on one side and ``Made in China'' printed on the other. Unbelievable. First, the Pentagon buys boots made in China. Now the Pentagon buys Communist gifts made in China. What is next? Generals and missiles made in China? This is not the Marine Corps to blame, nor the fine Marines like Oliver North. It is the bureaucrats at the Pentagon, and they should be stone-cold fired. I have asked for an investigation. My colleagues should join me. Enough is enough. I yield back the fact, while we celebrate Flag Day in our great country, China has missiles pointed at us that were built with money taken from U.S. taxpayers/paychecks.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about U.S. military purchases from China during a speech on Flag Day.

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