James Traficant: “I found very interesting the remarks of the gentleman from Michigan, a true gentleman, and when it comes to education…”

“I found very interesting the remarks of the gentleman from Michigan, a true gentleman, and when it comes to education programs in Congress, we have probably seen more real spirit of working together than anywhere else. I want to compliment the gentleman from Pennsylvania and the gentleman from Missouri. I think they have tried to help the American people and the gentleman from Michigan and the gentleman from California now joining forces with that, I want to compliment the gentlemen, and I thank them from an area that lost an awful lot of jobs. With that, this bill combines three major programs. It is smart, it is intelligent what the gentlemen have done, but in order for me to effect my Buy American language, I have to offer three Buy American amendments to three different spots, and after all that I am not sure it is going to apply to every dollar in the bill so I want to make sure the legislative history in debate understands that after this is offered en bloc and hopefully accepted that all of the money in this act will be covered by the basic language that is exactly similar in all three amendments.”