Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050117482

We have asked the President and the State Department to work with us to get people back from other countries like China. We have not had that success. As a matter of fact. the Chinese government would not let my investigators even get a visa to come to China to investigate these allegations of illegal activities. So we are having a difficult time. The President I understand is going to be going to China before too long. There will be Members of Congress. I understand. accompanying him. I would like to urge the President to postpone his trip until China allows my investigators to go in there and to give them visas so that they can do the job that they have been charged by the Congress to do. Mr. Speaker. I hope if the President or any of his friends at the White House or any of his colleagues here in Congress happen to be paying attention. I hope they will urge him to send a message to China that any diplomatic missions to China will be deferred until we get some cooperation from the Chinese government regarding our investigation. I think it is unbelievable that all the trade that we do with China. all the business that we do with China. all the breaks we have given to China. even in spite of their human rights violations. which are legion. they will not cooperate by allowing our investigators to have a visa to get into China. Mr. Speaker.
Keywords matched
visa visas

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
DAN BURTON
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IN
Gender
M
Date
1998-03-17
Speech ID
1050117482
Paragraph
#0
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