James Traficant

I support this resolution. I think it is on target. I, though, would also like to recommend that my legislation that would move Kosova toward an independent state be seriously considered, for several reasons. Number one, Milosevic has…

I support the rule. I will not vote for the bill. The day I vote for a foreign aid bill in this House, I guess the House will cave in. But I am not going to offer any amendments to cut it. I want to compliment the gentleman from Alabama…

We just supported the McCollum amendment, and I congratulate the gentleman for incremental gains in securing America from illegal narcotics. International narcotics traffickers are international terrorists. Period. Our borders have been…

The Traficant amendment does not mandate troops on the border but does not limit any action taken by the Secretary of Defense and our military to assist in drugs crossing our border. So under the Traficant amendment, if the administration…

A new report says that American students just do not know: 70 percent do not know the name of the Vice President; 40 percent do not know the three branches of government; 25 percent do not know what the fifth amendment means; and only 2…

Narcotics is terrorism. Narcotics in America is the most serious terrorist threat we face. Narcotics coming across our border have basically not only challenged the spirit of American freedom, they have eroded not only our health and our…

I support the bill and the tremendous effort of the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hastert) and the process that was developed to eliminate drugs in the Western Hemisphere. I want to talk about the Reyes amendment. I have great respect for…

If Joe Q. Citizen lied in a civil trial, he would be sued for every penny. If Joe Q. Citizen lied to a Grand Jury, he would go to jail. Lying is perjury. Perjury is a crime. Now, having said that, what is going on here, Mr. Speaker? Does…

168 years ago a famous author, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, and I quote, ``America is great because America is good. And when America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.'' How true that is. Today's debate is not just about…

For some reason everybody is afraid to speak what they really feel. I am not opposed to all of the languages and the different ethnic heritages in our Nation, but I support the English language as our official language. We are all…

From the military to the Oval Office, America now has a new moral standard: Do not ask, do not tell. Do not ask, do not tell. What is next, Madam Speaker? Cannot ask, will not tell? Beam me up. The First Amendment was never intended to…

This Monica matter is serious, but it pales in comparison to the reports that the White House was bribed with Chinese money. Unbelievable. I do not know if it is true, but I know one thing. Janet Reno has turned her back on both the…

I support this bill and I want to commend both the gentlemen from Nevada (Mr. Ensign) and (Mr. Gibbons) for their hard work in bringing forth this meritorious designation. Judge George, in addition to all the plaudits made by our…

Mr. Speaker, he was a liberal, he was a Democrat, but he was a great American. I have heard him called so many things on the floor. I look back at the history of Ron Dellums, and what a great Member we had in our midst. What an orator. It…

The District of Columbia had closed its prison at Lorton and had engaged in a contract with a private for-profit prison that ended up being in my district that desperately needs jobs. Since that time, there have been 13 stabbings, two of…

One of the greatest reforms Congress could make would probably would be to grant statehood to the citizens of D.C. There are more taxpayers in the District than in some of our States. I do not want to get off on that subject. But there are…

The reason for the amendment, however, is to ensure that there is no mistaking that the Federal Bureau of Prisons classification system shall now be codified into law as the measurement device for that medium security level inmate. In…

I would like to say that the amendment in the Commerce-Justice-State appropriation bill will give us a snapshot around the country of the whole business of security training, how they match up and compare it to standards, but in this bill…

There is no one I respect more in the House than the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Alan Mollohan). He is one of our great Members. I disagree with him on this. This debate is about the Constitution. If the Congress of the United States…

David Bowie and Yoko Ono have sponsored Herman Nish's 6-day Orgy Mystery Theater. In the name of art, 3 bulls and 6 pigs will be castrated, disemboweled, then eaten by a live audience. A press release says Nish's students will not only…

I believe our trade policy is now a national security problem, and no one is looking at it. Our trade deficits continue to explode. Our negative balance of payments at record levels. And everybody idealistically pushing a button that I…

I do not believe America is at full employment. I believe America is at absolutely peak underemployment, and many families need three, four jobs just to pay their bills. So as we keep watching the up and down Viagra motions of Wall Street…

The media says, ``If it is on the dress, he must confess.'' I say, ``If the dragon fits, Janet Reno should commit.'' That is right, Janet Reno should appoint an independent counsel to investigate this Chinagate business. Even FBI director…

I did vote against NAFTA, I did vote against GATT. I say to the gentleman, I am going to stone cold vote no against the gentleman's amendment.

Mr. Chairman, last week, six prisoners, most of them incarcerated for murder, escaped from a private for-profit prison in my congressional district. The development of private prisons for profit around America is a sign of the times, but…