Session #103 · 1993–95

Speech #1030010006

Mr. Speaker. yesterday in the Energy and Commerce Committee. I attempted to offer an amendment to the NIH bill. which would have kept in place the existing ban on immigrants entering this country with the deadly AIDS virus. But due to a point of order which was raised. it was never considered. But during debate on this companion bill over in the Senate. a similar amendment was overwhelmingly adopted. Overwhelmingly. by a vote of 76 to 23. Mr. Speaker. I am not a public health expert but common sense tells us that this disease is not like any other disease.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
CLIFFORD STEARNS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
FL
Gender
M
Date
1993-03-02
Speech ID
1030010006
Paragraph
#0
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