Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050079029

This legislative initiative follows up on a late 1996 letter I sent to Attorney General Janet Reno inquiring about section 110. The letter expressed my strong opposition to a border fee or other interpretation of section 110 which would inhibit legal tourism and trade between the United States and Canada. I continue to vigorously oppose nuisance measures that will unduly delay legal border crossings. A border tax is the most obvious nuisance measure however. section 110 if fully implemented will have a potentially disastrous impact on communities in my State. I do not expect section 110 to ever be applied to Canadians.
Keywords matched
border crossing

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Canadians
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
PATTY MURRAY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
WA
Gender
F
Date
1997-09-23
Speech ID
1050079029
Paragraph
#1
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