Session #100 · 1987–89

Speech #1000056807

The sanction of elimination of foreign assistance. which is possible under current law in the event of decertification. holds little incentive for the Bahamas to curtail the drug trade since that country receives almost no foreign aid from the United States. Thats why my bill is necessary. It will add some meaningful teeth to the sanctions by mandating elimination of the Customs preclearance facilities and permitting the termination of direct airline service and a limitation on the number of visas which may be issued. Moreover. "full cooperation" in eliminating drug trafficking manifestly ought to include real efforts to eliminate the bribing of public officiais by drug dealers. If public corruption is permitted or encouraged. the fight against the international cocaine cartel will have no chance to succeed.
Keywords matched
visas

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
60%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM ROTH
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
DE
Gender
M
Date
1987-06-17
Speech ID
1000056807
Paragraph
#2
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