[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 17, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1342]
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                        TRIBUTE TO RUSH LIMBAUGH

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                      HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 17, 2001

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I want to pay tribute to a growing legend 
in American talk radio. Conservative talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, who 
many know simply as Rush, has brought America back from ultra-
liberalism to a more moderate, mainstream approach to politics and the 
American way of life.
  Rush recently received the largest contract ever for a radio 
personality. He is deserving of the contract and also deserves to be 
commended for what he has done for this country. Rush was a voice of 
reason and had a tremendous influence on the passage of my reforms of 
the Internal Revenue Service. Those reforms have had a significant 
impact on the lives of Americans everywhere, saving their properties 
and their homes, providing for their day in court in a civil tax case, 
and shifting the burden of proof in a civil tax case from the taxpayer 
to the IRS. The law reduced property seizures from 10,037 to 151 in one 
year and dramatically reduced wage attachment and property liens. That 
law, which saves the homes of over 10,000 Americans every year, may not 
have become a reality without the help of one man's voice, heard by 
millions.
  Though there are many who disagree with the positions he takes on 
tough issues, Rush provokes thought and debate on the issues that will 
shape the future of our great nation. He has a tremendous 
responsibility with the number of Americans who seek out his opinions, 
and he deserves credit for taking that responsibility very seriously,
  Rush Limbaugh is making a difference, and I thank him for his 
contributions to the spirit of American political debate.

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