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I want to advise the gentleman that our military is giving vaccinations, rabies vaccinations, to dogs in Haiti right now. They are building homes in Haiti. They are guarding the borders in Bosnia and the Middle East. To the gentleman from…
It would be a tragedy to have the soldier miss the birth of his child, but how many people are speaking out for children being born addicted all over America? And I want to agree 100 percent: The Army does not need this, the Army did not…
I can notify they passed an amendment to the Foreign Ops bill 2 years ago. It called for a study of the effectiveness of our Border Patrol programs and they are now under way.
That sense of the Congress speaks to some basic intent, but it does not really do that which should be done after all these years of foreign aid. I have a number of other amendments that I feel very strong about, but I have talked with the…
On the advice of their accountant, the Barrons of New Hampshire took an $80,000 investment loss. Years later, the IRS came in, they said no, and they hit the Barrons with a $330,000 tag in penalties and interest; $330,000, unbelievable…
This appropriations bill has taken pains to try and remove authorization from, in fact, its line item. The Traficant amendment basically says none of the funds in this bill may be used to pay for NATO expansion not authorized by law. This…
I believe that Europe and NATO members in this expansion should not only pay their fair share, they should be paying the bulk of it. We are the major support for freedom and we, in fact, ensure that freedom through a tremendous military…
The amendment says that, ``Look, we give you that money. If you produce a product in your country and you need some farm equipment and you have farm equipment, go ahead and buy from your own people. But when you do not produce a product…
Louis Freeh said the FBI did not leak the name of Richard Jewell as the Atlanta bomber to the press. Who is kidding whom? Every policeman in America knows it is a common practice of the FBI to leak information to the press. Let us tell it…
When the President first took office, he invited 5 groups of 13, 65 total, to the Cabinet room. I was in the last group. He told us that he caught that Greyhound and it is different than what he thought it was and he was going to have to…
Due to an unfortunate shooting on the border, the Pentagon has removed our military troops from the Mexican border. That shooting must be investigated, but the simple truth is in the last 3 months seven Border Patrol agents were shot and…
A company from my district agreed to be a model investment company in Gaza under OPIC, and they experienced a number of unethical and downright illegal activities that must be brought before the Congress. The company is Bucheit…
I want to talk about a different aspect. After encouragement from the White House themselves, a company in my district, Buchite International, is the only American company to agree to be a model company for investment in Gaza. Mr…
The amendment states that members of NATO should contribute their fair share for any expansion of NATO in Europe. It also states that funds in this bill shall be used for those which are authorized by the Congress. Very straightforward and…
If you thought John Huang was something, get a load of Charlie Trie. This Little Rock restaurant owner, who has suddenly mysteriously disappeared, did not mess around. Charlie Trie went right to the Bank of China; $1 million was wired from…
The country that tried to buy our presidency is now a country that holds the fate of the U.S. economy in its claws. While politicians in Washington are playing politics, China is now holding the third largest United States debt, right…
John Huang says he never broke the law, he never raised campaign money for the Democrats while he worked for the Commerce Department. The gutless wonder now says, "My wife did it." That is right. John Huang says that Jane Huang was the one…
Democrats now agree with Republicans: China tried to influence American politics. No kidding, Sherlock. I think Barney Fife could figure that out. Check this out. Hip Hing Holdings, a California company that only owns an abandoned parking…
Surprise, surprise. The White House issued a glowing report on NAFTA. However, the Economic Policy Institute says the White House cannot handle the truth. The truth is our trade deficit with Mexico has ballooned to $16 billion. Our trade…
When the IRS takes the taxpayer into civil court, the taxpayer is considered guilty, guilty, guilty. Unbelievable in America, where you are innocent until proven guilty. Not with the IRS. You are guilty, guilty, guilty. And the IRS says…
France once again says no to America. This time no money for NATO expansion. Unbelievable. President Chirac is an ingrate. Chirac should visit the cemetery at Normandy. Thousands of American soldiers died to liberate France from Nazi rule…
One of the most innovative Members of the House, the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr. Barney Frank, said this is the Spy America Amendment, so I will accept that. He is usually very brilliant. I will call it the Spy Buy America Amendment…
I had cited earlier this whole issue dealing with the Totten doctrine. Totten versus United States, the Supreme Court ruling in 1876, dealt with a secret contract where Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, had an individual working in an…
I am going to ask Congress to enforce the release of that $20 million to those surviving families of those South Vietnamese commandos who gave their lives to help us out in Southeast Asia.
I also want the gentleman to help me in advancing the issue of looking at the Totten doctrine, because we will not recruit the types of agents we need to do our job properly.
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