Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990284196

The House did not even take it up. In 1983. we passed it quickly through the Senate again. It died in the House. Senator SIMPSON did not cry with the first loss or with the second loss. He kept working. He kept seeking that consensus. He kept listening. And then in 1985. he assumed a leadership role in the Senate and people said. "Well. there goes immigration reform. All these new responsibilities." But. in fact. immigration reform was not put on the back burner. He kept working. looking for the consensus. shaping. committed to the idea as powerfully as he ever had been before. Mr.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM BRADLEY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
NJ
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
990284196
Paragraph
#1
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