Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040157300

Another change makes benefits contingent on tougher work standards that would terminate Food Stamps for many lowincome individuals. In &ddition. the work program funding In the proposal Is only sufficient to provide a handful of work slots to allow these people to maintain their eligibility. Finally. legal. taxpaying immigrants are penalized with provisions to deny eligibility to SSI and Food Stamps and increase deeming periods for immigrant sponsors. States are given the option to cut legal Immigrants for Medicaid. AFDC and Title XX Services. Immigrant children would be restricted from receiving school lunch and WIC benefits. WIC would also be denied to pregnant Immigrants whose children would be born as Americans. These Immigrants. by playing by our rules. rightfully deserve the assistance they need from the Federal government.
Keywords matched
immigrant Immigrant immigrants Immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
PATSY MINK
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
HI
Gender
F
Date
1995-11-17
Speech ID
1040157300
Paragraph
#0
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