Session #110 · 2007–09

Speech #1100040315

I know $20 million to repair Walter Reed Hospital is not pork barrel spending. The $650 million for the SCHIP child health program to deal with the shortfall in 14 States is not porkbarrel spending. Ask the parents with sick children. The $2.25 billion for securing the country from terrorist attack. including port and border security. transit security. funds to improve screening for explosives at airports. and/or screening cargo on passenger aircraft is not porkbarrel spending. It is homeland security to prevent the death and destruction which President Bush warns about. This country must not forsake critical domestic needs because of this Presidents singleminded obsession with his failed mission.
Keywords matched
border security

Classification

Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
ROBERT BYRD
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
WV
Gender
M
Date
2007-05-02
Speech ID
1100040315
Paragraph
#0
← Prev Next →