Session #92 · 1971–73

Speech #920290428

If these funds are not provided these people will not get the health services they need. The very people who need them the worst are the ones who will not get them. The per capita expenditure for the migrant worker is $9 nationally. compared to a national average of $250 per person. Those figures ought to be staggering. I would hope they would be impressive to the committee. I do not believe any Member of the Appropriations Committee does not want to see the program fully funded. I am mindful of the fact that if the full bill goes back and balloons up to where it was previously we might suffer another veto. but I am asking only $3 million. I would ask for a lesser sum than that. but I do not believe the gentleman from Pennsylvania will want to put a "nickel for pickle." for migrant workers. in this bill. if it increases the total figure. I do not believe holding the line is that important. When we pass this bill. it will have to go to the other body. We will have a conference. Since the Senate did put in $6 million additional this summer. the conference agreed to the $3 million. and all I am asking is for the House to put in the same amount that was agreed to in the conference. $3 million for the migrant worker program. I believe that is a reasonable request. and I hope the Members will support it.
Keywords matched
migrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES PICKLE
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
920290428
Paragraph
#1
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