James Traficant

Asking the Congress to stay out of it, the IRS is promising to reform themselves. Like a wounded TV evangelist, the IRS is begging the American people for forgiveness. They said, ``This time we really mean it. Cross our hearts, hope to…

A spokesman said the White House will reform the IRS and any congressional bill that goes too far will be vetoed; ``veto,'' the magic word. I expect to see Groucho's duck any day here. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker, and it is time for Congress…

The IRS has a quota system. The IRS promotes workers who bully taxpayers. The IRS targets opponents. The IRS literally snoops through our files. The IRS has caused Bruce Barron and Alex Council to actually commit suicide. And after all…

Mr. Speaker, I want to join the gentleman from California [Mr. Kim] in supporting S. 819, a bill to designate the courthouse on South Washington Street in Alexandria, VA, in honor of Judge Martin Bostetter, Jr. He certainly deserves it. I…

I want to warn my colleagues, I want to warn this committee, I want to warn this Congress and I want to warn this Government about the serious problems in Albania. There was recently an assassination attempt on one of the prominent members…

An IRS agent testified under oath that taxpayers who fight back are told, and I quote, ``Sue us; go right ahead, sue us and prove that we are wrong.'' Think about it. After our taxpayers are hit with unnecessary tax bills, heavy enough to…

If the IRS is not a two-headed monster, why are American citizens literally wearing bags over their heads afraid to death to tell the Government how they feel about the IRS? The truth is, the American people know the IRS, the Congress…

White House economists say the economy is breaking all records. The proof is Americans are spending, spending, spending. Let us check out the records. Credit card debt is at a record high, $2 trillion. Individual bankruptcies are at a…

I join Mr. Rangel in supporting H.R. 29 a bill to designate the new Federal building at 290 Broadway in New York City as the Ron Brown Federal Building. Ron Brown was an extraordinary man--a leader who gave his boundless energy and…

S. 1000 is a bill to designate the U.S. courthouse at 500 State Ave. in Kansas City in honor of Senator Robert Dole. Senator Dole represented the people of Kansas with honor and distinction for over 40 years. His biography is several pages…

I join Mr. Kim in supporting H.R. 824, a bill to designate the National Courts Building here in Washington in honor of Judge Howard Markey. Judge Markey was the first active judge to have sat with every Federal Court of Appeals. He…

I do not know Judge Markey, I know of his record and the great distinguished service that has been brought forward, but I know the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Hyde]. I know that the gentleman from Illinois made this recommendation, the…

I rise in support of H.R. 643 and thank Mr. LaTourette for introducing a bill to honor Carl B. Stokes. Carl B. Stokes achieved many remarkable things in his life--he was a member of the Ohio General Assembly, a news anchor for WNBC-TV in…

Mr. Speaker, I want to associate myself with those remarks. I would like to say that were it not for the political savvy, acumen, and skill, we may not have had a President by the name of William Jefferson Clinton. Ron did a tremendous job…

When it comes to Chinese money, nobody did anything wrong. Manlin Foung and Joseph Landon said, ``I did nothing wrong.'' David Wang and Xiping Wang said, ``I did nothing wrong.'' Yufang Chu said, ``I did nothing wrong.'' Charlie Trie said…

Martha Cherry, a letter carrier for 18 years, has been fired. The Postal Service said, ``Your stride is too short.'' If that is not enough to put a runner in your pantyhose, check this out. According to the Postal Service, they wrote in…

Just days after Paula Jones rejected a settlement and her lawyers deserted her, the IRS has slammed Paula Jones with an audit. Now, if that does not seem strange, check this out: Paula Jones has no income. Paula's husband makes $37,000…

The American Bar Association does not want it, former IRS commissioners do not want it, the current IRS commissioner does not want it, tax attorneys do not want it, IRS collection agents do not want it. All of these bureaucrats and special…

A flush is not a flush. The old standard toilet flushed away 3.5 gallons of water, so Congress in its inimitable wisdom passed a new law that said all toilets in America must use only 1.6 gallons of water. Since then, Americans are…

Stating that exports to Mexico have increased, the President now wants fast track for all of Latin America. In a way that is true. Check this out. Last month, Fruit of the Loom cut 2,400 jobs in Louisiana, citing no regulations and cheaper…

The White House said, ``We must stop campaign spending abuses. Our Government is not for sale.'' If that is not enough to cause you a hernia, check this out. Three Buddhist nuns who pledged a vow of poverty raised $100,000 at a fundraiser…

I pose the question to the Congress of the United States, Congress and Federal Government, the White House said there will be no Cuban cigars and by God there are none in America. Why is it that 10-year-olds in every major city of America…

Bucheit International, a company in my district, at the urging of the Vice President, the State Department and the Commerce Department and Builders for Peace was granted political risk insurance from the Overseas Private Investment…

The IRS says, ``Members are picking on us.'' Poor, poor IRS; do I hear violins? How about a pity party? Let us tell it like it is: When an $80,000 disagreement turns into $330,000 in penalties and fines in 3 short years, when taxpayers…

I would like to engage Chairman Callahan in a colloquy on Bucheit International, a company in my district that has investments in Gaza. In 1994, Bucheit International, with the support of the Office of the Vice President, the U.S…