[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CONGRESS MUST PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL AGENCIES

  (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, since Oklahoma City, many politicians are 
choosing their words very carefully, many times afraid to say what they 
really feel. The truth is, Mr. Speaker, many Americans are fed up with 
the Government. They are sick and tired, to be exact. They are 
beginning to question the news stories and the Government spin.
  Most Americans did not believe all the stories about the 
assassination of JFK. Many Americans do not believe the Government's 
account of Waco. Many Americans do not believe what happened in Ruby 
Ridge with the Weaver family. Many Americans still have questions about 
the Government's side of PanAmerican 103.
  The truth is, Mr. Speaker, Congress had better take its head out of 
the sand, because Congress has allowed agencies like ATF and the IRS to 
rip off the American people. They know it and they do feel abandoned. 
If the Congress does not provide the oversight that is necessary, the 
American people will.
  We cannot justify nor condone violence, do not get me wrong. However, 
Congress has allowed these agencies to go without oversight, and the 
American people are fed up. Take a look at it and read the tea leaves.


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