Session #109 · 2005–07

Speech #1090151713

The Senate has hardly made progress on a legislative agenda. We have yet to consider any of the 13 appropriations bills for the year. We have yet to enact a budget resolution. which was required by law to be in place on April 15. We have yet to enact a lobbying reform bill. a comprehensive immigration bill. or pension protection legislation. We have yet to consider or pass asbestos litigation reform legislation. patent reform legislation or the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act. We have yet to pass a long overdue raise in minimum wage. to take action to lower gas prices. health care costs or health insurance costs.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
PATRICK LEAHY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
VT
Gender
M
Date
2006-06-22
Speech ID
1090151713
Paragraph
#0
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