Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040051916

The interest payment on this debt will exceed $200 billion this year. Worst of all. were adding to that debt at the rate of $4 billion every single week. Our first priority should be to reduce the deficit. not engage In politicsasusual. I must admit. the Republicans have made some attempts to pay for their tax giveaway. Tax cuts would be paid for by cutting $110 billion out of a number of domestic programs. Including WIC. food stamps and other Federal nutrition programs. Medicare. and welfare for legal immigrants in the United States. In addition. Federal employees would be required to increase their pension fund contributions.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
PETER DEFAZIO
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
OR
Gender
M
Date
1995-04-05
Speech ID
1040051916
Paragraph
#0
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