[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 21, 1994]



                           CONFUSION IN HAITI

  (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, America is now buying guns from the 
Haitian people for $50. American troops have landed. They are confused, 
and they do not know what to do. Some of them are sightseeing.
  The White House has said tht Jimmy Carter's deal has gone too far, 
and Jimmy Carter said that the White House has not gone far enough. 
President Clinton said that Cedras is a thug, but Jimmy Carter said 
that Cedras is OK.
  Aristide is upset. He did not ride in on some big charger.
  Mr. Speaker, what is going on in Haiti? We have gone from a policy of 
``Come to America'' to ``Stay out. Stay out of America.'' Then we have 
gone from ``We'll invade you if you don't straighten out'' to ``Now 
let's be friends.''
  Mr. Speaker, what is our role in Haiti? I say it is time, before we 
go from John Wayne to Woody Allen, that we figure out why we are 
spending $1 billion in Haiti and not investing that money in America 
where we have our own problems.
  Think about it.

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