Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970162282

If you happen to be in the States of Oregon and Washington. such as I am. where our unemployment is 12.9 percent. official. the simple fact of the matter is that while I think there is some sense in the philosophy that after 18 months it should be possible for somebody to find a job. that at least at this time that situation really is not relevant. So these people simply find themselves with no support at all. I am taking this time because I have been trying to figure out a way that this Congress would make a supplemental appropriation to restore back to the 36month category that existed before this regulatory action by the Office of Refugee Relocation. I am trying. I have been trying to get the attention of the leadership of this House to say we have people who are in this country and who are starving to death.
Keywords matched
Refugee

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Victim

Speaker & context

Speaker
MICHAEL LOWRY
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
WA
Gender
M
Date
1982-05-06
Speech ID
970162282
Paragraph
#1
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