Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050077078

Mr. President. I am pleased to be a cosponsor of legislation authored by Senators HATCH and KENNEDY to waive the visa fees for religious workers who enter to perform charitable functions. It is not in the U.S. interest to impose fees that inhibit or otherwise burden individuals who seek to help our communities. Mother Teresa spoke specifically of eliminating these fees for members of her mission coming to the United States to serve the poor. so as to make the money available for more good works. I applaud Senators HATCH and KENNEDY for introducing this important legislation. By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr.
Keywords matched
visa

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
SPENCER ABRAHAM
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
MI
Gender
M
Date
1997-09-17
Speech ID
1050077078
Paragraph
#0
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