[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 31 (Thursday, March 11, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H1013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 AMERICA IS TIRED OF NEGATIVE POLITICS

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor outraged and disappointed 
at the conduct of the Presidential candidate, Senator John Kerry. To 
issue a term about our Commander in Chief and calling him a liar is 
disgusting, despicable; and we reject this kind of politics.
  Today, it was reported on Fox News that the Saddam Hussein government 
stole over $4 billion from the Food-for-Oil Program to help the poor 
people in that country of Iraq. They spent the proceeds of that $4 
billion bribing and paying off officers all over the world. 400,000-
plus people died at the hands of Saddam Hussein, and the candidate 
running for President is calling our Commander in Chief a liar.
  I think that is regrettable, think it is disgusting; and they have 
consistently used this kind of terminology throughout this entire 
campaign. America is tired of negative politics.
  I challenge the Senator to talk about what you will do for the people 
of this country rather than tearing down the institution of the 
President. You cannot have it both ways. You cannot have it both ways, 
and I am sick and tired of this kind of language polluting political 
airways and making our children wonder why they should vote.
  He did not think he was miked. What you say in silence is what you 
will say everywhere you go. So whether you thought the mike on or not, 
Mr. Kerry, you were wrong.

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