[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3410]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



BERETS SHOULD ONLY BE MADE IN AMERICA AND WORN BY THE ELITE ARMY RANGER 
                                 FORCE

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. First, the Air Force bought Chinese boots. Now, the 
Pentagon is buying berets made in China. The Pentagon said China is 
cheaper. Unbelievable. What is next? At 17 cents an hour, will the 
Pentagon hire Chinese soldiers?
  Unbelievable. Think about it. The beret once signified our elite 
ranger force. Now it is about to become a product of communism.
  Beam me up. What has happened to the common sense of America? I say 
it is time to tell the Pentagon we can hire generals and admirals a lot 
cheaper from China, too.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the fact that the berets should only be 
made in America and should only be worn by the elite Army ranger force.

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