REPEAL BAD LEGISLATION LIMITING FLUSH WATER IN TOILETS
by James Traficant September 10, 1997 Mr. Speaker, a flush is not a flush. The old standard toilet flushed away 3.5 gallons of water, so Congress in its inimitable wisdom passed a new law that said all toilets in America must use only 1.6 gallons of water. Since then, Americans are flushing, flushing, flushing like [...]
Read MoreProblems at the post office
by James Traficant PROBLEMS AT THE POST OFFICE September 17, 1997 Mr. Speaker, Martha Cherry, a letter carrier for 18 years, has been fired. The Postal Service said, `Your stride is too short.’ If that is not enough to put a runner in your pantyhose, check this out. According to the Postal Service, they wrote [...]
Read MoreCoincidence
COINCIDENCE by James Traficant October 8, 1997 Mr. Speaker, Patricia Mendoza heckled the President; she got audited. Kent Brown sued the First Lady; he got audited. The National Center for Public Policy criticized the White House; they got audited. Billy Dale got the White House mad; he got audited. Paula Jones refused a cash settlement; [...]
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