[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 14, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H328]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   MONICA, MARC RICH AND A PHONY FINE

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. First there was Monica. While Congress investigated 
cigars and pantyhose, China was spying and buying America. Now it is 
Marc Rich. True, Rich does not deserve a pardon. But once again two big 
pardons in the form of plea bargains have been overlooked, namely, John 
Huang and James Riady, two crooks that illegally funneled cash to the 
Democrat National Committee and to investigate them now would be double 
jeopardy. Beam me up.
  What are we coming to, Congress? This was not only slick, this is 
sick; and America may someday die because of it.
  I yield back a phony $8 million fine for James Riady that will be 
paid for by Chinese Communists who are taking $100 billion a year in 
trade surplus out of America's economy.

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