Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040242093

If we are going to help people escape poverty. we have to encourage personal responsibility. The welfare system that we have now is supposed to act as a safety net to help people when they need a hand. but instead it acts to trap them in poverty and ends up becoming a way of life. We simply say that if you are able. you should work. If you are noncitizen. you should not come to the United States expecting a handout. And If you are a felon. you are going to be kicked off the dole. All of the recent innovation in welfare has taken place In the States.
Keywords matched
noncitizen

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JIM BUNNING
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
KY
Gender
M
Date
1996-07-17
Speech ID
1040242093
Paragraph
#0
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