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American politician (1941–2014)
Last year Members vowed that China would not violate any African trade program we passed. Well, guess what, reports quote Chinese leaders as saying China will set up assembly plants in Africa with Chinese equipment, Chinese technology and…
Rape, murder, torture. Kosovo is one big war crime. I say it is time to indict Slobodan Milosevic for his war crimes. I say it is time to arm the opposition forces in Kosovo so they can defend themselves. I say it is time for Europe, yes…
The U.S. trade deficit is projected to exceed $200 billion this year. Japan will once again exceed $60 billion in surplus. If that is not enough to tax your exports, China is expected to take a $70 billion chunk of money in trade surplus…
Chinese money must be an aphrodisiac because it seems that everybody is jumping in bed with the Reds here. Check it out. Even though China tortures their own citizens, China threatens their neighbors, and China spies on everybody, China…
The killing in Kosovo goes on. Ethnic Albanians continue to be slaughtered in cold blood. Despite all of this, Congress continues to believe that a deal can be made with this madman Milosevic. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. Uncle Sam should not…
Both parties have a plan to save Social Security. Quite frankly, neither plan is adequate. There is no budget surplus. There is a deficit. The only surplus that exists is in the Social Security account. I say it is time to pass an…
In 1992 a Russian spy who defected to America said China is determined to destroy America from within. He further said, and I quote, China would buy or steal our industrial and military secrets. He said China would buy American…
Even though Article 21 of GATT clearly states any Nation can take action when their military security is threatened, the White House has vowed to veto any bill on steel imports. Beam me up. We cannot defend America with plastic and…
Check this out, Mr. Speaker. Foreign banks make bad loans to bad companies; then these foreign banks go belly up. They dial 911 for Uncle Sam, and Uncle Sam sends them checks for billions of dollars. Billions to Russia, South Korea…
Even though China threatened to nuke Taiwan, reports say the White House had planned to sell sophisticated satellites to a group of ``Chinese businessmen.'' Unbelievable. Thank God the Pentagon intervened. According to the New York Times…
Take the steel crisis, please. America is being violated every day, every hour, every minute by illegal trade, and the White House has done nothing. To make matters even worse, Congress has done nothing. This is wrong, this is stupid, this…
Who is kidding whom? The only surplus in Washington, D.C., is in the Social Security trust fund. The truth is, Social Security money coming in one door today is going out the other door tomorrow, because the facts are very clear. The…
Uncle Sam gives billions to Russia. Russia builds missiles with our money. Russia then illegally dumps steel in America, destroying jobs in industry. Uncle Sam gives Russia more billions to stop the dumping. Russia then takes this money…
Let me say that I hold nothing against that California community. They played by the ground rules, but in legislation that will come through this House, there will be an address made to empowerment zones itself, and that is where I will…
Whenever our government provides grants and assistance for economic development purposes, one of the strong criterion for such assistance should be the hardship of the communities needing help. While this is not totally in the purview of…
Last year John William King and two accomplices kidnapped James Byrd, Jr. They tied Byrd to the back of a pickup truck, and they dragged Byrd to his death. Byrd's body was shredded to pieces. He was literally decapitated. Yesterday, the…
The trade rep says, don't worry, Congress, we are going to GATT over steel. Wow. Check this out. Three years ago Europe blocked American beef. Then Europe blocked American bananas. Uncle Sam went to GATT. GATT ruled in our favor. Europe…
After World War II Japanese officials were given tours of our steel mills. They were allowed to take photographs. They were further given blueprints of our machinery and technology. Then America gave Japan loans to build steel mills. When…
Our Trade Representative said, and I quote: ``We going to the mat.'' The trade rep said they will ask the White House to impose strict tariffs and sanctions on European goods over bananas. That is right, bananas. Think about it. While…
It is time to throw up. That is right. Check this out. Uncle Sam gives billions to the International Monetary Fund. Reports now say that the IMF wants to give billions of dollars in aid to Iraq. That is right, Iraq. And you guessed it, the…
The President is on trial, we are bombing Baghdad, Kosovo is in turmoil, and the American steel industry is literally being raped. After all this, the National Security Agency has designated a new major threat to our Republic, the furby…
I think we could also say that this chairman has his fingerprints on changing the tax policy in America, too. But if I am back, I want to see a building named after the illustrious chairman. I thank him for all he has done.
This bill, as stated, clarifies the tax treatment of certain pensions. More specifically, as was stated by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Gekas), technical to others but to the people impacted very substantive, because the bottom…
Another chapter on American steel. We have already read Chapter 11, Chapter 13, and we are about to read a stone cold Chapter 7 due to illegal trade, dumping steel in America below cost, destroying families, destroying companies…
Merrill Lynch just cut 3,000 jobs. Ameritech cut 5,000 jobs. Raytheon cut 14,000 jobs. Motorola cut 15,000 jobs. AT&T cut 20,000 jobs. Boeing cut 30,000 jobs. Jobs lost. Jobs lost. And Japan, Russia, Brazil and Korea are destroying our…
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