Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990226929

The Department of the Treasury estimates that approximately $180 million will be picked from the pockets of visitors arriving in the United States. Why should an extra $180 million be taken from the pockets of these people? Charging customs fees is an irresponsible and precedentsetting law. These fees penalize the individual and make him carry the burden of what should be a service of the United States. The users of the customs services are the citizens who are entitled to border protection. Border inspection is a Federal responsibility not a special service. If we are going to control deficits. we must cut spending.
Keywords matched
border protection

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
70%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
Unknown
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Chamber
State
Gender
Date
1986-08-06
Speech ID
990226929
Paragraph
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