Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050036123

They are still trying to get out. There are about 40.000 applications on file and the Department of State estimates that twothirds of them qualify. 2.000 new applications are received every month. The Congressional Budget Office. after five contrary determinations. now says there is a cost to continuing the Lautenberg amendment. This is nonsense. We set a cap on refugee admissions every year. The Lautenberg amendment does not add a single number to that cap. It simply determines refugee admissions within the cap. So it is absurd to suggest there is any cost involved in this amendment. Mr. Speaker. the rule also drops the entire foreign aid budget from the Intemational Relation Committees bill.
Keywords matched
refugee

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JERROLD NADLER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
1997-06-03
Speech ID
1050036123
Paragraph
#1
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