Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050120684

It would be more elficient and falre. But what we have in this bill before us today is not a reduction in the amount of paperwork that would be Imposed on small businesses but an excuse for small businesses not to ills the paperwork required of them. The administration witnesses from the Department of Justice and the Envlronmental Protection Agency and other areas of the Federal Clovernment came In and said that what this would do would encourage some small businosses to Intentionally refuse to file the pa perwtrk requlired of them. and that. coul Ihnterfere wi ii1 the war ol drugs. hinder efforts to control Illegal immigration. undermine food safety protections. hamper programs to protect chilren anti pregnant mothers fron lead polhulitag. anti undercul h controlu on fraud against conbumeors and the United States. That seems to me a risk not worth taking If that will be the result of this legislation. The legislatlion says not. that. we use discretion to not impose it clvil penalty.
Keywords matched
Illegal immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
HENRY WAXMAN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
1998-03-25
Speech ID
1050120684
Paragraph
#0
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