James Traficant

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…

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…

the IRS said that David and Millie Evans of Colorado owed $40,000. Then the IRS said that the Evanses owed $100,000. Now the Evanses say the IRS never told them what the exact amount of money was they said they owed, and they would not…

Mr. Speaker, This legislation will honor Judge Edward J. Schwartz for his long and distinguished judicial career. He began his legal career as a jurist in 1959 with an appointment to the municipal bench by Governor Pat Brown. Judge…

Mr. Speaker, President John F. Kennedy appointed Judge Byron R. White to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1962. His distinguished service on the Court continued over three decades, until 1993. Justice White was the only native son of Colorado to…

America is up in arms over the cruel and unusual sentence imposed on an American teenager in Singapore: Caning. It is painful, it is bloody, it is a whipping of the buttocks. The crime: The American teen spray painted several cars, spray…

Modoc, CA, a quiet town, is now up in arms. Melvin Carter, who admitted to raping 100 women, was released and is now in their midst. Prison officials said Carter was released for his good behavior, for being a model prisoner, and that…

some time ago, Jeffrey Dahmer was interviewed on television, no less, and he was asked a few questions he did not like. And he said, ``I do not have to answer those questions. I have rights, too.'' Jeffrey Dahmer stated the fact that he…

I thought I had heard it all, I thought I had seen it all, and I thought I almost had smelled it all, Watergate and Iran-Contra, but evidently not. James McDougal of Madison Savings and Loan has taken dirt to a higher level. James McDougal…

Mr. Speaker I am proud to support the bill and the fine efforts of the committee to bring this bill out. As a former sheriff, I have a couple of amendments that I would like to discuss on this bill. I think they are important and make the…

NAFTA is 10 weeks old, and already workers from 50 plants have filed for job training and displacement services. That is 50 plants, 10 weeks, 5 plants a week--9 in Pennsylvania, 8 in Washington, 7 in New Jersey, 5 in New York, 4 in…

several years ago a man by the name of Alex Council of North Carolina, confronted by an IRS problem that exhausted all of his savings and money, committed suicide. He left this suicide note for his wife, Kay: Kay, I have taken my life in…

Jeffrey Dahmer, the mass murderer, was recently asked if he felt any different now as far as his behavior with the victims that he had executed. And Jeffrey Dahmer says, ``I don't have to answer any questions.'' When he was pressed…

our trade deficit with China is now over $25 billion, the second biggest deficit we have. Year after year, Congress debates, then grants most-favored-nation trade status to China. Now, here is what China does every year for this…

I support the rule, but I will oppose the budget. I mean no offense to the Democrats. I will also oppose the Republican version of the budget. I think both the Democratic and Republican versions are misguided, and I want to disassociate…

the Citicorp boss, John Reed, got a 92- percent pay raise to $4.2 million. Folks, Charles Rice, he busted the bank at Barnett by doubling his pay to $7.3 million. Now, let me ask you something: What did these fat-cat bankers do to warrant…

Governor Allen and the State of Virginia are pushing a bill to allow prayer in their public schools. I commend Governor Allen. Many in this country continue to blast school prayer. They say it violates the principle of the separation of…

for more than 4 years, Alex and Kay Council fought the IRS, trying desperately to provide that they did not owe $70,000, that grew to $300,000. They said the IRS was ruthless--so ruthless, that Alex Council believed he had no other choice…

experts say the economy is great and getting better, but something does not add up. Hamilton Standard of Connecticut is cutting 500 jobs. Dawson Products of North Carolina is cutting 2,000 jobs. AT&T has announced they will cut 15,000 jobs…

11 Branch Davidians who were charged with murder were acquitted. The Justice Department suffered a major defeat. The Government said they had proof that the Davidians were armed and waiting to ambush and kill their agents. The fact is, Mr…

in 1968, there were 20,000 blind students in our secondary and elementary schools, 40 percent of those blind students could read Braille, 45 percent could read large print, large type; 4 percent could read both. It is now 1994. There are…

there are unconfirmed intelligence reports that Boris Yeltsin is seriously ill, he is drinking heavily, and he is really not in control of anything over there in Russia. These reports suggest that if we are predicating reform in Russia on…

let us see if this makes any sense: Congress borrows money from Japan and Germany; then Congress gives the borrowed money to Russia; then Russia takes the American cash and bribes our CIA and buys our secrets. Most recently, Rick and Mary…

I think this is the first special order I have taken due to the fact that we are on a recess, waiting for a vote. I thought I would take a little bit of time about an issue that is quite controversial, because it seems that everybody is…

press accounts keep saying that genocide in Europe and Bosnia started 22 months ago. Basically, Europe has done nothing. In fact, Europe keeps asking where is Uncle Sam? My question today is, Where is Italy, where is France, where is…