[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14506]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   JUDGE RULES BONUSES IN ORDER IN WAKE OF CALIFORNIA POWER SHORTAGE

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Even though California consumers are suffering the 
worst power shortage in history and outrageous costs, a Federal judge 
has ruled that the Pacific Gas and Electric Company can pay their top 
managers $17.5 million in bonuses. Now, if that is not enough to shock 
your crock pot, the company said, and I quote, ``If we don't pay this 
$17.5 million, they're going to leave us.''
  Unbelievable. These fat cats should not be rewarded, they should be 
fired. Throw these bums out. Beam me up.
  I yield back the fact that they should hire a proctologist to perform 
a brain scan on that Federal judge who is somewhere in Disney World.

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