[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 69 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3172]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PROVIDING HOUSING FOR RUSSIAN SOLDIERS WHILE AMERICANS ARE UPROOTED BY 
                         MILITARY BASE CLOSINGS

  (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, even though American families are being 
uprooted with military base closings, Uncle Sam gave millions of 
dollars to Russia to build housing for Russian soldiers. Now, if that 
is not enough to throw up your vodka, check this out. News reports 
confirm that one of Russia's top generals has been arrested for taking 
bribes, bribed with American cash. These reports say the top Russian 
military officials have used American dollars to build elegant country 
homes, and there have hardly been any homes built for Russian soldiers.
  Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. When American veterans are losing their 
homes and America continues to give money to Russia, it is being used 
to build homes for the military elite, something is wrong.
  Are we nuts here?
  Is everybody inhaling in D.C.?
  I say not one more dollar for these fat cat Russkie nincompoops. Let 
us use our money to help American military.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of any jobs and money left.

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