[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 30 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H1777-H1778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            JOBS IN AMERICA

  (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, United Technologies eliminated 35 percent 
of their American jobs, created 15,000 jobs overseas. General Motors is 
building a new $1 billion auto plant, my colleagues, in Shanghai. Blue 
Cross moved 2,000 jobs that paid $10 an hour in America to Jamaica 
where they will pay $1 an hour. AT&T got rid of 50,000 American workers 
but gave their boss, Robert Allen, a record $16 million paycheck. But 
yesterday's event I think tells the whole story.
  As Eleanor Roosevelt had done in the 1930's, Mrs. Clinton repeated 
history by sewing in a union label into a garment in New York. The big 
difference is, Members of Congress, Eleanor Roosevelt used a Singer 
sewing machine made in America. Mrs. Clinton used a sewing machine made 
in Japan.
  Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. Nobody can even see what is happening to our 
country.

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      CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND ELDERLY INCREASED PUNISHMENT ACT

  (Mr. CHRYSLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHRYSLER. Mr. Speaker, day after day, we see news accounts of 
criminals committing violent acts throughout our communities, only to 
walk away with little or no punishment. We only need to watch the 
evening news on any given night to see the havoc criminals wreak in our 
neighborhoods. Recently, I authored and introduced the Crimes Against 
Children and Elderly Increased Punishment Act, legislation that will 
provide for an automatic increase in the length of sentences for such 
criminals. This legislation amends the Violent Crime Control Act of 
1994 to increase punishment for Federal crimes committed against youth 
ages 12 years and under and seniors ages 65 years and older.
  The bill aims to send a clear signal to those who would prey upon the 
vulnerable in that their criminal actions will not be tolerated and 
will result in certain and severe punishment. Our children are the 
seeds of our Nation's future. Our seniors are the roots of our 
heritage. Increasing the penalties on those who would hurt our children 
and elderly will give them the protection they need and give the 
criminals the punishment they deserve.

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