Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2017-01-09-pt1-PgH219-4_t2

Mr. KHANNA. Mr. Speaker, I am the son of immigrants, born in Philadelphia as the Nation celebrated our bicentennial. I ran for Congress because we have lost sight of our founding ideals. In Federalist 10, James Madison warned that factions, with their own special interests, may undermine the public good. Today, Congress is crippled by these factions: powerful PACs and lobbyists. This must change. I am proud to be one of six Members who refuse all contributions from PACs, and we need a bipartisan caucus to eradicate their influence. We also cannot let congressional seats become feudal estates. The turnover rate here in the people's House is less than European monarchies.
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immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
60%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing

Speaker & context

Speaker
RO KHANNA
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
Date
2017-01-09
Speech ID
CREC-2017-01-09-pt1-PgH219-4_t2
Paragraph
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