[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 19, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            AMERICA'S NATIONAL SECURITY WITH REGARD TO CHINA

  (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, evidently Chinese money is paying off. A 
Chinese company is taking over a multimillion dollar naval base in Long 
Beach, CA. Another Chinese company is getting a $138 million 
government-backed guaranteed loan in Alabama. Another company with ties 
to China will operate both ports on each side of the Panama Canal, Mr. 
Speaker. Another Chinese company was just awarded a $250 million 
contract by Uncle Sam, even though they had been convicted of smuggling 
semi-automatic weapons into our country, infiltrating our streets.
  Mr. Speaker, I suggest that Congress investigate before the Lincoln 
bedroom ordeal turns into a Chinese flag flying over the Lincoln 
monument. Beam me up. If we are going to investigate, let us look at 
our national security.

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