Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2017-07-12-pt1-PgH5444-4_t18

They didn't have the courage to oppose my amendment in committee or even on the House floor. They passed this rule late at night with hardly anyone watching, in typical Republican fashion. Republicans are resorting to deceptive legislative tactics to do Trump's bidding just for his small, fragile ego. Mr. Speaker, this self-executing rule, if it comes to fruition, is going to attempt to slip one past Congress and the American people. Just 6 months into this administration, it is already abundantly clear that Mexico won't pay for Trump's stupid, dumb border wall. We must not allow precious resources to be robbed from our troops simply to score political points for Trump's ego. Mr.
Keywords matched
border wall

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
RUBEN GALLEGO
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
AZ
Gender
—
Date
2017-07-12
Speech ID
CREC-2017-07-12-pt1-PgH5444-4_t18
Paragraph
#1
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