Session #110 · 2007–09

Speech #1100059735

Speaker. it is in the best Interests of our country to have a strong and secure border. At a time when its more important than ever to know who is entering and who is leaving our country. we should not be tying up funding in more bureaucratic red tape. Our constituents are begging for something to be done. yet the language in the Homeland Security appropriations bill will cripple the ability of the border fence to be built in highpriority areas. I understand that process and procedure are important. but this Congress has already made its stand on the fence when. in a bipartisan fashion. it supported the Secure Fence Act back In October. In the words of Sheriff Pendegraff of North Carolina. if your bathtub is overflowing. would you get a mop and bucket. or would you turn off the spigot?
Keywords matched
border fence

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
THELMA DRAKE
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
VA
Gender
F
Date
2007-06-18
Speech ID
1100059735
Paragraph
#0
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