[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 150 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               AMERICANS DO NOT TRUST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

  (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, poll after poll suggests a growing 
problem in America. Many Americans do not trust the Federal Government. 
Pollsters keep trying to figure it out. I believe it is not all that 
complicated.
  In my opinion, the American people in growing numbers do not trust 
the Federal Government because many Americans believe that the Federal 
Government does not always tell the truth. The pollsters can constipate 
all they want over this issue. This is no brain surgery. It is very 
simple. No truth, no trust. Trust and truth are inseparable.
  I yield back Waco, Ruby Ridge, Pan Am 103, and Camelot.

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