Session #101 · 1989–91

Speech #1010228897

Mr. Speaker. I rise today to call to the attention of my colleagues the findings of a recent GAO study of Federal Legal Services attorneys handling of migrant farmworker disputes with agricultural producers. The report clearly shows a lack of accountability for the expenditure of Federal tax dollars. This is entirely unacceptable for a program in which $320 million was appropriated last year. a program that has not been authorized for over 10 years. Of the eight questions we asked. GAO was unable to answer. even partially. well over half. Why? Because records were incomplete and legal services grantees would not allow GAO access to the program records.
Keywords matched
migrant

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
CHARLES STENHOLM
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
1990-10-16
Speech ID
1010228897
Paragraph
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