Session #109 · 2005–07

Speech #1090090294

The industry said closed captioning would bankrupt it and drive the price of televisions through the roof. But then. an amazing thing happened. Electronics manufacturers realized that they could reach a broad range of new audiences. including not just the hearing impaired. but also the learning disabled. and immigrants for whom English is a second language. Sales for several companies reached an alltime high. and with implementation across the electronics industry. the cost of the closed captioning chip dropped dramatically to less than a dollar a set. I have no doubt that vehicle manufacturers will discover similar unexpected efficiencies and benefits with flex fuel vehicles.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
70%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
THOMAS HARKIN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
IA
Gender
M
Date
2005-11-10
Speech ID
1090090294
Paragraph
#0
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