Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050095736

The border infrastructure is inadequate for the amount of trade. The new trade with Mexico as a result of NAFTA has placed severe stress on our southern border transportation infrastructure. According to the California State World Trade Commission. the result has been bottlenecks and traffic jams at border crossings. safety hazards. and declining environmental quality in the areas around the ports of entry. Why dont we do first things first? Why dont we bring these agreements to the Senate. to the House. let us debate and. to my colleague who says. "Well. every Senator wants to be President so it would be impossible because we are all so." I assume he meant "egotists that we would write it our way." I say I know a few Senators who dont want to be President.
Keywords matched
border crossing

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
BARBARA BOXER
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
CA
Gender
F
Date
1997-11-04
Speech ID
1050095736
Paragraph
#0
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