Session #96 · 1979–81

Speech #960291961

The bill includes $6.3 million above the amended budget request for the Customs Service to enable an increase of 111 inspectors and related equipment. This past spring a particularly severe strain has been placed upon the resources of the Service demonstrating the tough responsibilities that must be met not only day by day but in response to unforeseen emergency. I salute the men and women of customs. the Coast Guard ..nd other agencies who have worked long hard hours in carrying out their duties during the recent influx of refugees. There is within customs a unique little corps of narcotics agents which celeorates its 10th anniversary this year. In nscal year 1979 the customs canine teams were credited with 7.175 seizures of narcotics with a price tag of more than $85 million.
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOSEPH ADDABBO
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
960291961
Paragraph
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