[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 29, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 29, 1994]
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                              CATERPILLAR

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, 14,000 workers at Caterpillar are on 
strike. They are not striking because of pensions, health care, food 
stamps, welfare. They are striking because they are afraid to lose 
their jobs. And is it any wonder? A company spokesperson said, ``We 
don't think we can compete in the global marketplace with our work 
force.''
  Unbelievable. This is not the same old song and dance strike, folks. 
It is a dance all right, but it is dirty dancing and it is dirty 
dancing right on the face of the American workers.
  Congress is allowing our jobs to go overseas; workers are turning 
over their shoulders so hard, they are performing pirouettes right 
before our eyes. Congress sits here and rearranges the deck chairs and 
ships jobs overseas. Better wise up before we do not have a damn job 
left.

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