[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H5304-H5305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    DEMOCRATS NOW AGREE THAT THROUGH JOHN HUANG, CHINA ATTEMPTED TO 
                      INFLUENCE AMERICAN POLITICS

  (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, Democrats now agree with Republicans: 
China tried to influence American politics. No kidding, Sherlock. I 
think Barney Fife could figure that out.
  Check this out. Hip Hing Holdings, a California company that only 
owns an abandoned parking lot in L.A. and who lost $1 million, gave 
$67,000 to the Democrat National Committee. Hip Hing got the money from 
Lippo Group. Lippo Group has ties to China. The money was gotten for 
Hip Hing from Lippo by John Huang. John Huang worked for Lippo and also 
worked for Hip Hing. John Huang later worked for the Commerce 
Department and later worked for the Democrat National Committee, but 
John Huang now says, ``What is the big deal? I also gave money to the 
March of Dimes and the Boy Scouts of America.''

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  Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. John Huang was not hired to raise money for 
the Boy Scouts; John Huang was hired to raise money to help China. I 
yield back the balance of all of this mess.

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