The trade deficit is at $10 billion a week, $40 billion a month, a half trillion dollars a year. Unbelievable. Japan continues to take $60 billion out of our economy a year, and China is now taking over $100 billion a year out of America…
James Traficant
The Public Record
American politician (1941–2014)
There are opponents trying to kill President Bush's tax cut. They say it is too big, it is not targeted. They say it is even retroactive. Now, if that is not enough to glorify a 1040, they say they are upset because all Americans would get…
Graffiti on the walls, furniture destroyed, doors glued shut, garbage in refrigerators. Sounds like Animal House, but I am talking about the Clinton White House. Now if that is not enough to wax your windows, former President Clinton has…
CSC Steel Company in my district has filed for bankruptcy protection, laying off 500 people. The reason is clear: foreign steel is being illegally dumped into America at record levels. Now if that is not enough to polish your stainless…
America's trade deficit for September hit $35 billion for one month, $35 billion. America is heading for a $420 billion, 1-year trade deficit. Unbelievable. If this continues, America will have a crash that will make 1929 look like a…
Josef Stalin once said: Those who cast the ballots decide nothing; those who count the ballots decide everything. How true it is. The wrinkled, dimpled, even pregnant chads have been counted several times. The Florida Supreme Court went…
The news says that Mexican narcoterrorists have put contracts on American agents and border patrol. Unbelievable. The news says the Fuentes Gang will pay millions of dollars to kill our agents. Why not? Think about the billions of dollars…
The Colorado Supreme Court threw out the 5-year mandatory prison sentences for rapists and child molesters. Thus, over 100 rapists are now out on the street. Unbelievable. Naturally, many people are up in arms, and who can blame them. If…
Last March I passed an amendment to raise the minimum wage $1 over 2 years, from $5.15 to $6.15. The minimum wage increase was then rolled in with a tax cut. I voted for that tax cut because I believe if the boss cannot afford the wage…
News reports say a Chinese spokesman said, ``America is our enemy, and we must prepare to fight them.'' Now, if that is not enough to infuriate Ronald Reagan, the spokesman further stated, ``China does not want to see George Bush get…
The CIA said China is buying nuclear attack submarines with missiles that experts say can destroy our entire Navy fleet. Knowing this, the Navy has decided to, and I quote, replace all aircraft carrier urinals with gender-neutral water…
China will get $100 billion from Uncle Sam this year in trade surplus. With our cash, China is buying missiles like they are going out of style. Now, if that is not enough to arm yourself, after being told by the CIA that in fact China has…
I do not know if Wen Ho Lee is a spy, but one thing for sure, Wen Ho Lee is a scapegoat. Wen Ho Lee was a diversion used by Janet Reno to avoid the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate illegal Chinese campaign contributions…
It is a proven fact, China has missiles pointed at America. China bought submarines and attack aircraft from Russia. China has spied on America. China has illegally purchased American secrets, and China is now taking $100 billion a year in…
The star witness in the Pan Am 103 trial turns out to be a paid CIA informant who lied through his teeth. Reports say his testimony was so phoney his nose is still growing. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. The families of the victims deserve the…
Gasoline is going up to $2 a gallon. Home heating oil fuel is going up 50 percent. Diesel fuel is so high we will get a nosebleed. Beam me up. We do not need to open up emergency oil reserves. That helps oil companies and monarchs who can…
John Lennon's murderer says he should be set free, and even John Lennon, who was a liberal, would agree he should be set free. Think about it. Chapman said, ``My mental illness is over. I am eating, I am breathing, I am even singing and…
The Pentagon wants to buy combat ships from foreign shipbuilders. Now, if that is not enough to sink your rubber ducky, check this out: we give billions to Russia and billions to China in tax breaks, and, even though the American worker…
Surprise, surprise. A new report says that even though Uncle Sam gave Russia $112 billion over the last 10 years, Russia and China are joining forces. The report says Russia sold missiles and submarines to China knowing full well that…
A Federal judge ruled that the Branch Davidians were responsible for killing their own children. The Justice Department spit the hook again. Beam me up. I did not believe it when the Justice Department said there was no conspiracy in the…
While Congress fights over small pay raises, the Justice Department gave $180 million worth of bonuses. If that is not enough to promote the Peter Principle, Robert Bratt and Joe Lake got big bucks for illegal contracts, illegal hiring of…
A 22-year-old Boston transvestite kidnapped and molested a 12-year-old boy with a screwdriver. After all of this, the judge said there is just a little too much hype about this case. Thus, Judge Lopez sentenced this sex offender to 1 year…
It is no surprise that Bob Knight was fired. But think about it. Bob Knight's athletes did not rape women, did not commit murder, did not molest children, did not carry guns, and did not sell drugs. In fact, Bob Knight's student athletes…
Charles LaBella, Louis Freeh, David Shippers, even Justice Department officials who wish to remain anonymous all recommended an independent counsel investigation into this Chinese fiasco: the buying and spying of our secrets and literally…
Russian President Putin told the United Nations that America does not need the Star Wars program. Think about it. This Rusky wants it both ways. First, he builds missiles with billions of dollars of foreign aid from Uncle Sam; takes our…





