James Traficant

I think it is time, though, that while we are talking about the symptoms that we should start addressing the root causes and problems. It is time to take a look at the progressive income tax, the burdensome cost of compliance, and the…

Mr. Speaker, the new trade deficit figures are out: for the last 3-month period, $81 billion of trade deficits, averaging now $27 billion a month. I do not know who else may have noticed yesterday, but the Singer Sewing Machine Company…

Last year under oath the IRS admitted in testimony ``We use fear and intimidation to make Americans pay their taxes.'' That is right, fear. It is not just the IRS. Take Waco. Waco is about a group of Americans, good, bad, or indifferent…

I just want to say this: most of the fatalities in aircraft landings and aircraft fatalities are due to the fact that, in certain weather conditions, planes simply miscalculate and miss the runway. This would call for research into the…

But this is the system that is on our aircraft carriers. It is a laser system where the pilot hones in and that craft lands at the same spot all the time. It has been most successful in that very dangerous arena. What is happening, such as…

I support the bill and oppose the motion to recommit. I want to commend the gentleman from South Carolina (Chairman Spence), the gentleman from Missouri (Chairman Skelton), and the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter) specifically for…

I have a buy American amendment for this bill. I would like the Congress to know that the Chrysler Corporation that we bailed out, Chrysler Corporation of the United States of America, is the Chrysler-Daimler Corporation of Germany. Some…

Remember the Singer sewing machines? Most married couples in America had one. Today the Singer Company filed bankruptcy in New York. The Singer Company is now headquartered in Hong Kong. They make their sewing machines in Japan, Brazil…

After all the buying and spying, the Department of Energy has announced their new security policy. All scientists must now report any and all romantic affairs that they have with foreigners. Now if that is not enough to centerfold our…

I support the rule; I support the resolution. Twelve terrorists from Puerto Rico involved in 130 bombings in America, six Americans were killed, dozens more wounded, families fractured, and we are sort of setting a whole new policy on…

12 terrorists from Puerto Rico who are responsible for 130 bombings in America, killing 6 Americans and wounding many more have been pardoned by the President. Now, if that is not enough to get away with murder, check this out: to get the…

In 1993, 86 civilians were killed in Waco, Texas. Twenty-four of them were innocent children. Most of them burned to death. Until this day, no one knows the truth about Waco, and the reason is quite clear. The FBI lied and the Attorney…

I do not like this bill, but I am going to vote for it. I want to thank the gentleman from New York (Chairman LaFalce) for being a gentleman and allowing me the time. Pretty tough for me to vote against the bill that has come to the floor…

Over 80 Americans were killed at Waco, many of them women and children, actually burned to death, and the Texas Rangers have now uncovered new evidence that said the Federal Government covered up the truth and lied about Waco. Check it…

The Drug Czar said only 38 percent of teenagers in America have tried drugs, and he is all excited. Now, look, I like the Czar. I think he is doing a good job. But 38 percent is not exactly a number we should be celebrating, folks. Let us…

Needing cash to run their government, the government of North Korea has been accused of selling heroin and cocaine. I am not kidding you. Reports say that North Korean agents were arrested by international police possessing 80 pounds of…

Hinckley should go to jail. We should throw away the keys. An America that tolerates assassins like Hinckley is an America that will have more assassins like John Hinckley.

Last November polls in Minnesota said it was a two-man race for governor. Beam me up. Who were they polling? Bullwinkle? Jesse Ventura, the third candidate, actually won due to the debates and quite frankly he is a breath of fresh air in…

Yesterday General Motors closed its plant in Flint, Michigan. Another 3,600 American manufacturing jobs gone. Meanwhile, General Motors plants all over the world remain open. Think about it. While foreign workers are building American…

I appreciate the committee accepting my ``buy American'' amendment. If we do not make it here and we go to war, who will we buy from; our enemy? So I wish to thank the committee for its continued support, and I also want to thank the…

For 12 years I worked to change the budget surplus in an IRS civil tax case, 12 years, and yes, this is 3 years in a row, because a report recently filed said the greatest national security threat facing the American people is not a…

I think when we do the little things, the big things take care of themselves. I had not really looked carefully at this amendment, but having looked at this amendment, it is the types of little things that build morale and stabilization to…

I hope for the best, but this peace agreement seems very fragile. After rape, murder, and genocide, no simple piece of paper will stop the war in Yugoslavia. Ethnic Albanians did not fight and die for autonomy or self-rule. Neither did…

In America it is illegal to burn trash, but we can burn the flag. It is illegal to remove a label from a mattress, but we can literally rip the stars and stripes off our flag. It is illegal to damage a mailbox, but we can destroy our flag…

This deals with the ``Buy American'' provision that says in the case of any equipment or products that may be purchased using any financial assistance under this bill, it is the sense of our Congress that those receiving such assistance…