Session #110 · 2007–09

Speech #1100080838

Mr. President. I am introducing an amendment that will require the Government to test an array of possible card technologies before creating new passport cards for land border crossings. Under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. the Department of Homeland Security is moving toward new rules to require travelers to show a passport or an approved alternative document at land ports of entry. As we all saw from the record passport backlogs over the past few months. the Nation suffers when the administration makes big changes at the border without adequate preparation. Yet with the new passport cards. DHS and the State Department seem to be rushing forward blindly again.
Keywords matched
border crossing

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
CHARLES SCHUMER
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
2007-07-26
Speech ID
1100080838
Paragraph
#0
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