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James Traficant: “Uncle Sam gives billions to Russia. Russia builds missiles with our money. Russia then illegally dumps steel in America…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1999
Uncle Sam gives billions to Russia. Russia builds missiles with our money. Russia then illegally dumps steel in America, destroying jobs in industry. Uncle Sam gives Russia more billions to stop the dumping. Russia then takes this money and builds more missiles. This is no joke. The Pentagon says Russia has developed a new missile they call invincible because no system can stop it. Beam me up here, ladies and gentlemen. Russian economy is so bad they cannot buy toilet paper, but they are building missiles threatening our freedom with our dollars. This is unbelievable. Mr. Speaker, I yield back all the bureaucrats who are sitting on their brains here in Washington, D.C.

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing U.S. financial aid to Russia and its implications for American jobs and security.

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