Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2017-10-25-pt1-PgS6797_t5

That is important, but that takes a conversation among nations, and the United States needs to be deeply engaged in this. There is a lot of international fundraising going on. There was a donors conference held on Monday to assist the refugees. It raised about $200 million or a little more in new funds. That is about $400 per refugee. That is not nearly enough to provide for shelter or care in a situation with complete lack of access to fields or farming or support. It is going to take more than that. We should be involved in working with the United Nations, UNICEF, World Health, UNHCR, or the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, and the World Food Program to step up and assist. I certainly believe it would be very helpful to have President Trump take this issue on and speak from the heart of our Nation to this dark and evil deed that is happening--that we reject it and we will partner with the rest of the world to end it. I do feel that there is a history in which we have helped lead nations in these situations.
Keywords matched
refugee Refugees refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
JEFF MERKLEY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
OR
Gender
—
Date
2017-10-25
Speech ID
CREC-2017-10-25-pt1-PgS6797_t5
Paragraph
#2
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