Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2017-02-03-pt1-PgH958-2_t14

The executive order signed by the President, really, as you know, is based on legislation that passed this House with overwhelming bipartisan support. It was following the attacks over the past 2 years. It was the SAFE Act that passed this House 289-137, and the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act that passed by 407-19. I will point out that these two bills received veto-proof majorities, and President Obama signed the visa waiver bill into law. President Trump's actions are temporary pauses and reassess our vetting procedures to keep our country safe. While there was, certainly, some confusion with how this was implemented over the weekend, the Secretary of Homeland Security is effectively addressing key issues to ensure legal permanent residents who are returning to our country are allowed entry unless our security services have a compelling reason to suggest otherwise.
Keywords matched
visa Visa

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
KEVIN MCCARTHY
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
Date
2017-02-03
Speech ID
CREC-2017-02-03-pt1-PgH958-2_t14
Paragraph
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