[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 111 (Thursday, August 11, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 11, 1994]
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    REPROGRAM RUSSIAN AID, PUT YELTSIN'S MONEY INTO HEALTH CARE FOR 
                               AMERICANS

  (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, I have an idea about where we can get the 
money for health care. Now, check this out.
  Congress gives billions of dollars a year to Russia to encourage 
democracy. News reports yesterday said that Boris Yeltsin used $100 
million to buy a boat, two swimming pools, two tennis courts, gold and 
marble furnishings, and a helicopter pad with a helicopter. That was 
$100 million. How does that float your boat, Congress?
  Here is my question. Where does Boris, big bad Boris, get $100 
million to buy this ``Love Boat'' on a salary paid with rubles? I say 
it is unbelievable, folks. Sometimes you have got the bear, and 
sometimes the bear has got you, but in this case the bear has got us 
all by the throat.
  Let me make a recommendation. Let us reprogram the money that goes to 
Russia and put it in a kitty and buy some health insurance for 
Americans. How does that sound?

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