[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PASS THE UNFUNDED MANDATE REFORM BILL

  (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, a woman was arrested in Sweden for 
smuggling. She had 65 snakes in her brassiere. She said she was going 
to start a reptile farm.
  Now, imagine if that happened in America: The IRS would declare her 
brassiere a small business and tax it, the OSHA would fine the bra-
holder for an unsafe workplace, EPA would mandate a wastewater 
treatment plant in her brassiere, and the Interior Department would 
take the bra-holder to court for an illegal snake sanctuary, violating 
the Endangered Species Act.
  But it is not all bad. The bra-holder may qualify for dairy subsidies 
under the ag bill.
  The bottom line is, Mr. Speaker, let us pass the unfunded mandate 
bill and give business and Government the support and comfort they 
deserve before Wonder Bra takes all members of Congress to court.

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