Political Quotes

James Traficant

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Quotes by year · 1994201068 total · peak 1994 (62)
1994: 62 quotes1997: 2 quotes1999: 1 quote2000: 1 quote2010: 2 quotes
May 3, 1994

Social Security taxes keep going up. Social Security keeps crying they need more money. So guess what? The Social Security Administration last week awarded $32 million worth of bonuses. For example, one Deputy Commissioner, Lawrence…

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Apr 26, 1994

As the author of House Concurrent Resolution 237, which would authorize the use of the grounds of the U.S. Capitol for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service on May 15, 1994, I rise in strong support of this resolution and urge the…

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Apr 21, 1994

Chris and Pat Rowenhorst: They own a pawn shop, they owe the IRS $70,000. They had monthly payments, never missed a payment. The IRS showed up one day, and two agents said, ``I want it all right now.'' The Rowenhorsts cited their rights…

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Apr 20, 1994

Mr. Chairman, let me say what this real overbearing amendment would do. The Commerce Department would have to either send a letter or make a phone call and say, ``Send me a list of the products that you make and keep them in a file.'' Now…

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Apr 20, 1994

my bill, H.R. 3261, will change the burden of proof in a tax case. Under current law, taxpayers are guilty, guilty and have to prove they are innocent. A mass murderer is innocent until proven guilty, but not mom and dad, unbelievable. But…

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Apr 20, 1994

there is one Border Patrol agent for every 2/2 miles of border, one Border Patrol agent for every 2/2 miles of border. Now, look, illegal immigrants are not coming over in stealth planes that cannot be detected by radar. People are…

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Apr 20, 1994

this is the only amendment in the bill that provides some protection to American workers displaced in the workplace by imports coming into America, and not only coming into America, but having an American made label put on them and…

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Apr 20, 1994

Mr. Chairman, Let me say this about this domestic content business: 60 percent of the contents in America, 9 percent of the contents come over in a boat and they are put together by a bunch of people on minimum wage, and it is called…

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Apr 19, 1994

There once was a newsman from Miami. His newspaper made the IRS feel quite clammy. He began to reveal the IRS's illegal deals, and wound up with inmates as family. That is no joke, Mr. Speaker, Attorney Heller for the Miami News wrote…

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Apr 19, 1994

Hitler rationalized his final solution for the Jews when he asked, ``Who today speaks of the extermination of the Armenians.'' Well, today Mr. Speaker I want to take that opportunity. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the anniversary…

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Apr 14, 1994

the crime bill that we are taking up does not cover some specific crimes that I would like to mention today: the illegal seizing of property; the illegal confiscation of savings accounts; forced foreclosures; forced bankruptcy. Illegal…

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Apr 13, 1994

I am going to vote for the rule, but I believe, as we did with the education bill, that every Member's idea should have been brought to the floor and debated and all amendments should have been made in order. But we are about to expand…

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