Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050026525

Tobacco and Firearms. The Department of Justice suspended work on more than 3.500 bankruptcy cases. OPM canceled recruitment and testing of Federal officials. including hiring 400 border control agents. On delinquent child support cases. the deadbeat dads program was suspended. closure of 368 National Park Service sites. loss of 7 million visitors. the Grand Canyon National Park closed for the first time in its 76year history. local communities near national parks. losses estimated at $14.2 million per day in tourism revenue. and the closure of national museums and monuments for a loss of 2 million visitors. 20.000 to 30.000 applications by foreigners for visas for coming into this country went unprocessed each day. 200.000 U.S. applications for passports went unprocessed. U.S. tourist industries and airlines sustained millions of dollars in losses because of visa and passport curtailment. It had a terrible effect on Native Americans and American Indians. The American veterans sustained major curtailment in services~s a result of the Federal shutdown. ranging from health and welfare to finance and travel.
Keywords matched
border control visa visas

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN MCCAIN
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
AZ
Gender
M
Date
1997-05-08
Speech ID
1050026525
Paragraph
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