[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         REPEAL BAD LEGISLATION LIMITING FLUSH WATER IN TOILETS

  (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, a flush is not a flush. The old standard 
toilet flushed away 3.5 gallons of water, so Congress in its inimitable 
wisdom passed a new law that said all toilets in America must use only 
1.6 gallons of water. Since then, Americans are flushing, flushing, 
flushing like mad, wasting more water than ever, recklessly trying to 
remove all of that void.
  Mr. Speaker, it has gotten so bad there is literally a black market 
for the old toilet. The American people, Mr. Speaker, are a flush away 
from a major movement. Beam me up. I say, if Congress can repeal 
prohibition, Congress can repeal this toilet. That is right, think 
about it. From the conservative movement to the progressive movement, 
Congress can reach out and touch the American people where they need it 
the most, in the bathroom. After all, one good flush deserves another.
  I yield back whatever in Members' minds they believe needs to be 
yielded back.

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