James Traficant

Both parties have a plan to save Social Security. Quite frankly, neither plan is adequate. There is no budget surplus. There is a deficit. The only surplus that exists is in the Social Security account. I say it is time to pass an…

In 1992 a Russian spy who defected to America said China is determined to destroy America from within. He further said, and I quote, China would buy or steal our industrial and military secrets. He said China would buy American…

I wonder if we vote not to deploy troops in Kosovo if the President would abide by it. I thought the gentleman from New York (Mr. Ackerman) made a good statement. I would like to concur. There is a reason for United States support in the…

Even though Article 21 of GATT clearly states any Nation can take action when their military security is threatened, the White House has vowed to veto any bill on steel imports. Beam me up. We cannot defend America with plastic and…

A 1986 intelligence report warned us of today's debate. They said the genocide in Kosovo will end by one of two means, by Western governments assisting and pressuring Belgrade to grant independence to Kosovo, or be revolutionized. This is…

Check this out, Mr. Speaker. Foreign banks make bad loans to bad companies; then these foreign banks go belly up. They dial 911 for Uncle Sam, and Uncle Sam sends them checks for billions of dollars. Billions to Russia, South Korea…

Even though China threatened to nuke Taiwan, reports say the White House had planned to sell sophisticated satellites to a group of ``Chinese businessmen.'' Unbelievable. Thank God the Pentagon intervened. According to the New York Times…

Take the steel crisis, please. America is being violated every day, every hour, every minute by illegal trade, and the White House has done nothing. To make matters even worse, Congress has done nothing. This is wrong, this is stupid, this…

This has been language that I have offered to many bills. It deals with the aspect of where Federal dollars are spent, to incorporate into that logic the Buy American laws that exist. I have talked about Buy American here for years, but I…

Who is kidding whom? The only surplus in Washington, D.C., is in the Social Security trust fund. The truth is, Social Security money coming in one door today is going out the other door tomorrow, because the facts are very clear. The…

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…

I have a small, little amendment. It is a sense of the Congress at this point, a sense of the Congress that says when Federal agencies are providing economic development grants their primary focus should be on communities with high poverty…

Let me say that I hold nothing against that California community. They played by the ground rules, but in legislation that will come through this House, there will be an address made to empowerment zones itself, and that is where I will…

Whenever our government provides grants and assistance for economic development purposes, one of the strong criterion for such assistance should be the hardship of the communities needing help. While this is not totally in the purview of…

Last year John William King and two accomplices kidnapped James Byrd, Jr. They tied Byrd to the back of a pickup truck, and they dragged Byrd to his death. Byrd's body was shredded to pieces. He was literally decapitated. Yesterday, the…

A government report says last year not one major drug dealer was arrested in Mexico. Last year, seizures of drugs and arrests for drugs in Mexico declined. Last year, they say nearly all of the drugs and narcotics sold on the streets of…

The trade rep says, don't worry, Congress, we are going to GATT over steel. Wow. Check this out. Three years ago Europe blocked American beef. Then Europe blocked American bananas. Uncle Sam went to GATT. GATT ruled in our favor. Europe…

After World War II Japanese officials were given tours of our steel mills. They were allowed to take photographs. They were further given blueprints of our machinery and technology. Then America gave Japan loans to build steel mills. When…

Our Trade Representative said, and I quote: ``We going to the mat.'' The trade rep said they will ask the White House to impose strict tariffs and sanctions on European goods over bananas. That is right, bananas. Think about it. While…

I have heard a lot of comments about this steel dumping issue, and it continues to amaze me how we debate this issue on a lot of sophisticated, philosophical grounds when it is basically a very simple issue. A number of foreign countries…

It is time to throw up. That is right. Check this out. Uncle Sam gives billions to the International Monetary Fund. Reports now say that the IMF wants to give billions of dollars in aid to Iraq. That is right, Iraq. And you guessed it, the…

The President is on trial, we are bombing Baghdad, Kosovo is in turmoil, and the American steel industry is literally being raped. After all this, the National Security Agency has designated a new major threat to our Republic, the furby…

I do not question anyone's motives. Both parties agree to some degree that the President broke the law. We disagree on the punishment. Now some say the Constitution does not allow censure. I say the Constitution does not prohibit censure…

I support our troops like every American. Saddam Hussein deserves this. He earned it. He had it coming. But I do not support this process. What has happened to the backbone of the Congress of the United States? We have allowed the…

I believe energy independence should be a goal of the Congress in addition to conservation and our environment. But I have asked for this time for a different reason. Our illustrious chairman, the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Dan…