Session #110 · 2007–09

Speech #1100088568

Taking money from taxpayers to give it to families that have the resources to purchase health insurance for their children is irresponsible. And if affordable options dont exist for these families. well forget it. because this bill doesnt lift a finger to reform an insurance market burdened by regulation and lack of choice. On immigration. this bill all but ensures that states like mine and other border states will be saddled with more cost as it rewards those that illegally enter our country. The debate on illegal immigration is often ruled by emotion but the provisions in this bill relating to immigrant health care are equally suitedthis bill makes little to no effort to understand this dynamic and only serves to pour gasoline on an inferno. On Medicare. this bill misses the mark widely. This bill would make a bad investment in an attempt to fix Medicare physician payment and in doing so. members will find themselves in the position of spending billions more in the future to fix the problem again.
Keywords matched
illegal immigration immigrant immigration

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
MICHAEL BURGESS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
2007-08-03
Speech ID
1100088568
Paragraph
#0
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