[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 95 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PORKER OF THE WEEK AWARD

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, even as angry U.S. taxpayers cry out for 
overhaul of a tax system that many believe is unfair, oppressive, and 
unworkable, the Federal Government is spending millions of dollars 
annually exporting the idiotic system to other countries.
  That is right, the United States Agency for International 
Development, USAID, is spending $15.3 million over a period of 3 years 
to ``help the Russian government in the reformation and reorganization 
of its tax code.''
  As if Russia's government is not in enough disarray already, we have 
decided to make it even worse. The $15 million grant, which is being 
administered through Georgia State University, is in addition to the 
already active $30 million in grants the university has received from 
USAID for Russia.

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  I think the money would be better spent on scrapping our own Tax 
Code. Words of wisdom to the officials in Moscow, and especially to the 
Russian citizens: Whatever these guys suggest, do the opposite.
  The U.S. Agency for International Development gets my porker of the 
week award.

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