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Senate Floor: STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
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16 Speakers
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Speakers
Arlen Specter Arlen Specter said 105 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
17%
Arlen Specter said 2438 words of a total of 13224 words.
19%
Jeff Bingaman Jeff Bingaman said 90 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
14%
Jeff Bingaman said 1854 words of a total of 13224 words.
15%
Olympia J. Snowe Olympia J. Snowe said 84 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
13%
Olympia J. Snowe said 1591 words of a total of 13224 words.
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Daniel K. Akaka Daniel K. Akaka said 47 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
8%
Daniel K. Akaka said 1273 words of a total of 13224 words.
10%
Slade Gorton Slade Gorton said 50 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
8%
Slade Gorton said 1066 words of a total of 13224 words.
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Barbara Boxer Barbara Boxer said 61 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
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Barbara Boxer said 959 words of a total of 13224 words.
8%
Frank R. Lautenberg Frank R. Lautenberg said 52 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
8%
Frank R. Lautenberg said 810 words of a total of 13224 words.
7%
Ron Wyden Ron Wyden said 34 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
6%
Ron Wyden said 753 words of a total of 13224 words.
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Mary L. Landrieu Mary L. Landrieu said 24 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
4%
Mary L. Landrieu said 609 words of a total of 13224 words.
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Mike DeWine Mike DeWine said 19 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
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Mike DeWine said 412 words of a total of 13224 words.
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Fred Thompson Fred Thompson said 21 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
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Fred Thompson said 394 words of a total of 13224 words.
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Joe Biden Joe Biden said 17 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
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Joe Biden said 379 words of a total of 13224 words.
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Gordon Smith Gordon Smith said 26 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
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Gordon Smith said 341 words of a total of 13224 words.
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Harry Reid Harry Reid said 20 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
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Harry Reid said 318 words of a total of 13224 words.
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Connie Mack III Connie Mack III said 3 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
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Connie Mack III said 18 words of a total of 13224 words.
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The Presiding Officer The Presiding Officer said 2 sentences of a total of 655 sentences.
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The Presiding Officer said 9 words of a total of 13224 words.
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Full Transcript
Olympia J. Snowe
Mr. President, today I am introducing the Seniors Prescription Insurance Coverage Equity (SPICE) Act along with my colleague from Oregon, Senator Wyden. The purpose of this bill is to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to prescription drug coverage. The program is voluntary and federal assistance will be provided to help pay for the premiums. Senator Wyden and I believe that this bill is one solution to the lack of prescription drug coverage for America's seniors and we believe that it is a bill we could and should enact this year.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.85714
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.85714
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.19722
VADER
0.625
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.060402276
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0202243755
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0036887686
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0021256912
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0019399578
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0013477139
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0012955344
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0009220787
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0008909636
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0002538686
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0001107179
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
70.193
Magnitude:
90
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Social Welfare
Score:
20.829
Magnitude:
90
Code:
13
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#13
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
41.9
Gunning-Fog Score
13.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
37
Sprache Difficult Word Count
30
Olympia J. Snowe
Lack of prescription drug coverage is a serious problem facing our seniors. When Medicare was created in 1965 it was based on the inpatient care system that was prevalent at that time. Today, thirty four years later, drug therapy often allows individuals to stay out of the hospital -- but Medicare does not cover drugs. And the lack of coverage means that those over 65 years of age end up paying for half the costs associated with their prescriptions, while the average person under age 65 pays only a third. It also means that seniors are forgoing medication because they cannot afford it.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.38462
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.38462
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.74721
VADER
-0.459
Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0742097211
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0427567458
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0058842506
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0028637009
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.001143031
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0005106468
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0004068123
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0003878015
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0003159446
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0002298399
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0002052976
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
86.203
Magnitude:
100
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
53.4
Gunning-Fog Score
14
Coleman-Liau Index
11.4
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
29
Sprache Difficult Word Count
28
Olympia J. Snowe
The SPICE Act creates a voluntary supplemental drug insurance policy that all Medicare eligible individuals can purchase. These policies will be guaranteed issue -- no one can be turned down. SPICE eligibility will begin when Medicare eligibility begins. There will be a penalty for late entry, just as there is for those who make a late entry into the Medicare Part B program. The penalty fee for late entry will be waived if the late entry is based on the loss of prior drug coverage from a Medicare + Choice plan or a retiree group health plan.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.70805
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.95551
VADER
-0.813
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0623505388
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0034160556
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0030349176
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0010546033
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0005274556
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
7.32444E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
4.89698E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.43035E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
1.33875E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.14078E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
5.8334E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
54.905
Magnitude:
96
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Social Welfare
Score:
34.862
Magnitude:
96
Code:
13
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#13
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
51.6
Gunning-Fog Score
13.5
Coleman-Liau Index
11.3
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.9
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
36
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
Olympia J. Snowe
All seniors will receive some premium support assistance on a sliding scale based on income. Every senior will receive at least 25% premium support. Those below 150% of the federal poverty line will receive 100% premium support. A sliding scale will phase down the premium support from 100% to 25% for those between 150% and 175% of the federal poverty line.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.335
VADER
0.494
Positive
Moderation
Harassment
0.1215519267
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0800345908
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0386097061
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0249333039
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0077486438
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0042091182
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0031556574
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0023942908
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0011944655
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.000710933
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0004890802
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Welfare
Score:
90.451
Magnitude:
54
Code:
13
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#13
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
65.1
Gunning-Fog Score
14
Coleman-Liau Index
10.1
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
6.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.7
Sprache Readability Score
3.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
13
Olympia J. Snowe
The federal premium support will be used to allow seniors to purchase SPICE policies from private providers, similar to the Medigap program. The policies will all meet a threshold standard developed by the SPICE Board, which includes consumers, state insurance commissioners, and insurance representatives, and will be designed with seniors needs in mind. Medicare+Choice and group health plans which provide drug coverage for Medicare eligible individuals will be able to receive the actuarial value of the drug benefit if their plans meet or exceed the SPICE Board threshold benefit plan.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.875
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.875
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.33537
VADER
0.9
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.1784493215
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0759102171
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0042095075
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0013664653
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0009456749
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.000932207
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0003613323
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0003296188
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
7.91353E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
4.09472E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.535E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
74.425
Magnitude:
91
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
23.2
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
39
Sprache Difficult Word Count
37
Olympia J. Snowe
Seniors will be given a choice of plans. This will ensure competition and help keep the costs down and will allow seniors to choose the plan that best meets their needs. To provide an idea of the types of choices, plans may offer coverage for different drugs (formularies), copays, deductibles, and caps. The SPICE Board will disseminate information about these choices, much like the Federal Employee Benefit Health Program (FEHBP) does.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
0.942
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0327861111
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0149204527
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0113756141
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0032600041
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.002081274
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0009670369
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004017715
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0003281393
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.000233294
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001385737
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.0071E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Welfare
Score:
46.568
Magnitude:
71
Code:
13
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#13
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Health
Score:
38.983
Magnitude:
71
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
55.4
Gunning-Fog Score
12.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
24
Olympia J. Snowe
Funding sources for the benefit will come from the on-budget surplus, which the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates show to be $505 billion after the $792 billion tax cut legislation that is currently in conference. Additional funding may come from implementing the President's FY2000 budget proposal to raise the tobacco tax by 55 cents per pack in addition to enacting the 15 cent tobacco increase already in law one year earlier than originally planned.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0.494
Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0286405353
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0110550427
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0066786415
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0041675037
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0019141178
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.001092554
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0004754295
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001915808
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001395937
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0001191421
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
8.2319E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
93.251
Magnitude:
70
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
27.8
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
28
Olympia J. Snowe
America's seniors need help in obtaining prescription drug coverage. SPICE is a doable proposal that can be passed whether or not we are able to move forward on Medicare reform this year.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
0.402
Positive
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.1054496621
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0778244343
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0038070128
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0032010492
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0009179165
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.000375791
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0002908045
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0002276641
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001254602
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
6.52297E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
3.49427E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Welfare
Score:
68.766
Magnitude:
32
Code:
13
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#13
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
53.1
Gunning-Fog Score
12.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.2
Sprache Readability Score
3.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
13
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Ron Wyden
Mr. President, today Senator Snowe and I are introducing legislation to provide seniors with insurance coverage for prescription drugs. This legislation, the Seniors Prescription Insurance Coverage Equity Act, SPICE, is the only bipartisan, market- based approach to provide seniors with choice and access to coverage that is actually paid for. It will give seniors the same kind of coverage that their member of Congress has.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.83321
VADER
0
Neutral
Moderation
Violence
0.0807088567
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0476027169
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0045555862
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.003746217
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0032152941
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0016237691
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0010840849
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0009654484
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0006031798
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0002746966
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0002453044
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
79.024
Magnitude:
115
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
32.9
Gunning-Fog Score
14.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
30
Sprache Difficult Word Count
22
Ron Wyden
The key issue for seniors around our nation, when it comes to the issue of prescription drugs, is affordability. Our proposal will assure that each and every senior who voluntarily chooses to enroll in a SPICE plan will have the bargaining power of HMOs and of the large insurers whose job it is to get the best price they can. At least 13 million seniors have no prescription drug coverage at all. Those seniors get penalized twice: they have to pay all their costs, and they pay more because they can't get the negotiated rate that the insurers and HMOs can. This bill will level the playing field for those seniors giving them affordability and access.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.38462
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.38462
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.74721
VADER
0.778
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0617989455
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0087558183
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0063848012
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0032587486
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0029845036
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0014561298
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0009012689
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0005625802
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0004215655
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0002390137
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001594236
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
69.805
Magnitude:
113
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Social Welfare
Score:
21.156
Magnitude:
113
Code:
13
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#13
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
54.9
Gunning-Fog Score
15.8
Coleman-Liau Index
11
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
29
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Ron Wyden
We know the kinds of drugs that are coming on the market now can help save lives, better the health status of an older person and, in many instances, save dollars because seniors taking their prescription drugs as they are told to by their doctor will prevent costly hospitalizations and the progression of disease. If we were to create Medicare today from scratch, there would be no questions about including prescription drug coverage. If we want to assure that Medicare beneficiaries stay healthy longer we must provide prescription drug coverage. If we want to be thoughtful, prudent purchasers of health care, we must find a way to assure seniors access to the drugs.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.25131
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.81529
VADER
0.978
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0563198177
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0216493252
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.002438274
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0016455686
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0014011126
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0012998225
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0012024673
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0010542111
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0009146353
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0004666579
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0003217944
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Technology
Score:
88.538
Magnitude:
51
Code:
17
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#17
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.4
Gunning-Fog Score
16.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
33
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Ron Wyden
I believe the Snowe-Wyden proposal is that thoughtful, prudent and reasonable way. It assures a variety of options for coverage, and it assures that we bring real dollars to the table to pay for the program. There is no smoke and mirrors, no IOUs or other budget gimmicks in this plan.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.70805
VADER
0.34
Somewhat Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0786811055
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.058463763
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0056373505
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0042401516
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0015246149
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0008078784
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0005620702
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001651554
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
4.65631E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
3.96525E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.62686E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
96.448
Magnitude:
63
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
59.1
Gunning-Fog Score
10.8
Coleman-Liau Index
10
SMOG Index
10.6
Automated Readability Index
7.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Ron Wyden
The Snowe-Wyden proposal will be funded by funding from the non- Social Security on-budget surplus and a 55-cent increase in the tobacco tax. During this body's deliberations of the budget resolution, an amendment that Sen. Snowe and I offered received 54 votes, including 12 Republican votes to do just this -- fund a prescription drug benefit for seniors with an increase in the tobacco tax.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.78846
VADER
0.84
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.027144872
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0227148805
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0037238486
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0002373326
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0001937116
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0001865027
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
9.67982E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
3.72009E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
1.35447E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
8.7232E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
7.1495E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Welfare
Score:
81.228
Magnitude:
71
Code:
13
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#13
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
47.8
Gunning-Fog Score
14.9
Coleman-Liau Index
11.5
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
28
Ron Wyden
The SPICE legislation creates a senior-oriented program using the Federal Employees Benefit Program (FEHBP) as a model to provide benefits that include prescription drugs and other non-Medicare covered benefits. This benefit would be open to every beneficiary and be voluntary. However, if the senior elected coverage later rather when they were first eligible, the individual would pay incrementally more the longer he or she waited to choose a comprehensive coverage option.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
3.43399
VADER
0.943
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0159143136
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0018443488
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0011213657
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0009668515
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0004481835
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0003789522
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
5.1723E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
2.26094E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.27476E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
8.6051E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
7.9146E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Welfare
Score:
84.989
Magnitude:
127
Code:
13
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#13
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
15.3
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
9.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
37
Sprache Difficult Word Count
34
Ron Wyden
The individual senior would be able to select from an array of drug policies and Medicare+Choice plans with prescription drugs coverage. This would be voluntary. No senior would have to change what their current coverage is if they do not choose to do so. All plans would be offered by private sector companies. For beneficiaries under 150 percent of the poverty level -- $12,075 for a single senior and $16,275 for a couple, the federal government would pay the entire premium. For those between 150 percent and 175 percent of the federal poverty level, the amount the federal government would pay phases down from 100 percent of premium to 25 percent of the premium amount. For beneficiaries at 175 percent of poverty and over, the federal government would pay 25 percent of the premium amount.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.64706
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.64706
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.42139
VADER
-0.827
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0426123588
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.01579862
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.001152086
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0007761162
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0001707583
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
3.556E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
3.22924E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.70011E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
1.37028E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.14718E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
8.0057E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
95.712
Magnitude:
77
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
52.8
Gunning-Fog Score
15.4
Coleman-Liau Index
10.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
40
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
Ron Wyden
Our SPICE benefit will be administered by a new Board that would be separate from the Health Care Financing Administration but report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Board would approve plan designs and premium submissions, approve and distribute consumer education materials, develop enrollment procedures and make recommendations concerning additional funding, further ability to pay mechanisms and other steps needed to assure continuing availability of comprehensive coverage as seniors' health needs change over time.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.54545
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.54545
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.15745
VADER
0.877
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0009726771
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0006802469
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.000235877
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0001683218
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001196933
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
6.55787E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.5193E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
9.8871E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
5.3426E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
4.4585E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.1441E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Welfare
Score:
77.795
Magnitude:
54
Code:
13
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#13
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
0
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
32
Sprache Difficult Word Count
36
Ron Wyden
Many of us would prefer to do an overhaul of Medicare and modernize it to include benefits like prescription drugs. However, the thirteen million Medicare beneficiaries who need coverage and the millions who have coverage that does not truly help them, need a way to get meaningful coverage today. This proposal will do that.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.4
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.4
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.76214
VADER
0.799
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0007088668
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0001871157
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0001166796
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
8.16142E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
7.99698E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
1.45585E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
1.0381E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
8.4091E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
4.1032E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.305E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
5.875E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Environment
Score:
93.119
Magnitude:
69
Code:
7
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#7
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
42.9
Gunning-Fog Score
16.8
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.6
Sprache Readability Score
4.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Olympia J. Snowe
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 1999. I am pleased that Senator Kerry, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, Senator McCain, Chairman of the Commerce Committee, Senator Hollings, Ranking Member of the Commerce Committee, and Senator Breaux are joining me as cosponsors on this legislation. This bill will protect our nation's valuable marine resources while facilitating their sustainable use.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.83321
VADER
0.823
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.0133613648
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0121717247
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0107842665
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0013989495
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0008684806
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.000370224
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0002418117
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
7.15443E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
2.75159E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
6.8063E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
3.939E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Macroeconomics
Score:
52.627
Magnitude:
64
Code:
1
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#1
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Government Operations
Score:
27.135
Magnitude:
64
Code:
20
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#20
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
30.7
Gunning-Fog Score
11
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
33
Sprache Difficult Word Count
30
Olympia J. Snowe
One hundred years after the first national park was created, the United States made a similar commitment to preserving its valuable marine resources by establishing the National Marine Sanctuary Program in 1972. Since then, twelve areas covering a wide range of marine habitats have been designated as national marine sanctuaries. Half of these designations have occurred in the last decade.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.859
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.1232140814
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0712513924
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0176385525
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0175591646
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0163839053
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0019285104
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0019256269
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0003564031
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001038504
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.89448E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.764E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Environment
Score:
39.424
Magnitude:
103
Code:
7
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#7
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Civil Rights
Score:
28.138
Magnitude:
103
Code:
2
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.3
Gunning-Fog Score
16.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Olympia J. Snowe
Today, our marine sanctuaries encompass everything from kelp forests and marine mammal nursery grounds, to underwater archeological sites. Together these sanctuaries protect nearly 18,000 square miles of ocean waters, an area nearly the size of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.19722
VADER
0.382
Somewhat Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0372264331
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0322534877
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0084150051
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0063043633
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0033286367
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0012228345
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0008165544
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0006951163
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
2.4355E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.7575E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.4138E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Environment
Score:
89.173
Magnitude:
117
Code:
7
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#7
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
31.3
Gunning-Fog Score
16
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Olympia J. Snowe
Acting as a platform for better ocean stewardship, these sanctuaries offer an opportunity for research, outreach, and educational activities. The national sanctuaries are also a model for multiple use management in the marine environment.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.83321
VADER
0.778
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0151602071
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0063298517
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0048512131
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0038146918
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0021565085
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0007884734
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.000439351
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0002156167
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
8.9748E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.1192E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
1.8825E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Civil Rights
Score:
53.366
Magnitude:
43
Code:
2
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
10.4
Gunning-Fog Score
18.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.8
Sprache Readability Score
3.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Olympia J. Snowe
Obviously, balancing the protection of public resources with fostering economic activities requires the cooperative efforts of the federal, state, and local governments, as well as nongovernmental organizations and the public. There are many of these partnerships working together within the national marine sanctuary program. Most of the successes of the program can be attributed to these partnerships.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.83321
VADER
0.718
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0563473382
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0071637012
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0009302549
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0007424884
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0004752101
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0003065481
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
6.03194E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
5.42208E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
4.50326E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.02827E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
3.299E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Government Operations
Score:
26.046
Magnitude:
28
Code:
20
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#20
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
16.9
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.9
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26
Olympia J. Snowe
One of these sanctuaries is located in the Gulf of Maine. The Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary provides feeding and nursery grounds for more than a dozen types of whales, including the endangered humpback, northern right, sei, and fin whales. This has led to the development of a thriving whale watching tourist trade in the sanctuary. The area also supports diverse seabird species and other fish and shellfish such as bluefin tuna, herring, cod, flounder, lobster, and scallops. Consequently, important commercial fisheries for lobster, bluefin tuna, cod and others exist in and around the sanctuary.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.99853
VADER
0.511
Very Positive
Moderation
Harassment
0.0253400009
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0202435927
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0119165765
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0086944558
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0026594855
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0024347306
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004654143
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001657462
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001068598
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
6.01262E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
6.3676E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
44.2
Gunning-Fog Score
12.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
41
Sprache Difficult Word Count
42
Olympia J. Snowe
Historic data strongly suggest the presence of several shipwreck sites within the sanctuary, including the recently discovered wreck of the steamship Portland which sunk in 1898. Seven historic shipwrecks have been identified within or adjacent to the boundaries. However, a complete inventory of historical resources has not been conducted. These traditional shipping lanes are still active today. A heavily-used vessel traffic separation lane in the sanctuary facilitates the passage of more than 2,700 commercial vessels in and out of regional ports each year.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.4
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.4
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.76214
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.1197988633
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0733150751
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0196750058
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0172190383
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0146775172
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0017175167
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0017132226
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0003061131
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
9.73518E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.83952E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.5435E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
31.671
Magnitude:
57
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Technology
Score:
27.989
Magnitude:
57
Code:
17
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#17
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
36.3
Gunning-Fog Score
16.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
37
Sprache Difficult Word Count
38
Olympia J. Snowe
Through careful management and cooperation, all of these diverse uses co-exist in a marine sanctuary while providing protection to the marine resources. This is just one example of the diverse management strategies being utilized by the national program.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.335
VADER
0.153
Leans Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0111324895
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0040016726
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0014909405
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.00100315
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0007642294
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0003742167
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0003020348
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001582625
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
2.87673E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.24585E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.5475E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
65.61
Magnitude:
97
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Foreign Trade
Score:
21.313
Magnitude:
97
Code:
18
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#18
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
30.9
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.3
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
18
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Olympia J. Snowe
The goal of the national marine sanctuary program is quite ambitious. Unfortunately, lack of funding has hampered their success. To date, insufficient funds have been provided to keep up with the pace of expansion of the sanctuary system. As a result, the 12 existing sanctuaries are not fully operational. Nationwide, individual sanctuaries are understaffed; unable to fully implement their management plans; unable to review existing management plans every five years as required by law; and lack educational and outreach materials and facilities. Consequently, management plans that were written twenty years ago have not been updated to adapt to the changing needs of the area nor for advances in science and resource management.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.6
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.6
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.22378
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.3913
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.3913
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.78846
VADER
0.38
Somewhat Positive
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.0936227909
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0657194352
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0076020369
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0028620598
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0025160984
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0005952743
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0005314733
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
7.63966E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
5.2125E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
3.44E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.631E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Foreign Trade
Score:
59.395
Magnitude:
31
Code:
18
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#18
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
30
Gunning-Fog Score
18.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
46
Sprache Difficult Word Count
46
Olympia J. Snowe
Congress identified the need for these sanctuaries when we passed the original Act in 1972. It is time now to provide the funds necessary to achieve what we set out to do. This will require an increase in the authorization level. The bill we are introducing today provides $30 million in FY 2000 and increases the annual authorization level by $2 million a year to $38 million in FY 2004.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.557
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.0174471104
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0158806768
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0069617963
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0022696819
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0018621035
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0011145796
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0010890026
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0007054597
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0004043437
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0002042201
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
3.60636E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
87.522
Magnitude:
109
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
61
Gunning-Fog Score
13.9
Coleman-Liau Index
9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
7.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.2
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Olympia J. Snowe
It is time to move beyond fundamental planning and reach full implementation of the national program. This bill focuses the sanctuary program on making the existing sanctuaries fully operational before the formal designation process can begin for additional sanctuaries. It is our intention that management plans be developed in an open and participatory process so that partnerships between resource protection and compatible uses are given every chance to succeed. Further, management plans must be reviewed and updated in a timely manner so that we can prioritize our objectives and respond to the changing needs of the resources and the people who utilize them.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.9
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.9
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.56495
VADER
0.649
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0623519649
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0262608373
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0063009742
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.005030489
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0016050677
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0013512826
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0002383588
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0002281466
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
8.0659E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.9834E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
6.4395E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
22.2
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
38
Sprache Difficult Word Count
37
Olympia J. Snowe
A large part of the implementation process is the development of enforcement capabilities. It is one thing to plan resource protection, it is another thing to actually provide it. At the Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries hearing on reauthorization of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, it was disappointing to hear about the overwhelming lack of enforcement in our marine sanctuaries. This bill encourages the development and implementation of meaningful enforcement plans, including partnerships with the states and other authorized entities. This will now become a part of the management plan review process. Further, the Administration will need to demonstrate that effective enforcement plans exist for the current sanctuaries before beginning the formal designation process for additional sanctuaries.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.66329
VADER
0.422
Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0223861804
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0053141215
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0040996725
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0024762783
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0021644388
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0004338603
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0002638647
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001213704
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.73595E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
1.28863E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
7.6608E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Government Operations
Score:
63.009
Magnitude:
62
Code:
20
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#20
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Law and Crime
Score:
22.466
Magnitude:
62
Code:
12
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
21.5
Gunning-Fog Score
18.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.9
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
44
Sprache Difficult Word Count
39
Olympia J. Snowe
The National Marine Sanctuaries Act expires at the end of Fiscal Year 1999. This bill gives us the opportunity to realize the goals first laid out by Congress in 1972. There can be no doubt that this revitalization of the sanctuary program is long overdue.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.78846
VADER
-0.226
Slightly Negative
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.0421851466
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0074914205
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0051663592
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0022346501
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0020935706
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0008654751
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0007765722
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
7.50488E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
7.01033E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
3.16855E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.98331E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Law and Crime
Score:
80.693
Magnitude:
49
Code:
12
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
61.9
Gunning-Fog Score
10.4
Coleman-Liau Index
10.5
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
7.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.7
Sprache Readability Score
3.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
14
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Olympia J. Snowe
Mr. President, this is a strong and much-needed bill that enjoys bipartisan support on the Commerce Committee. I look forward to moving this bill at the earliest opportunity.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.832
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0375564414
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0221148017
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0076314609
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0040562612
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0022372536
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0014313746
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0011256483
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0003242749
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.41779E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.45866E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
7.957E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Law and Crime
Score:
86.763
Magnitude:
64
Code:
12
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
59.9
Gunning-Fog Score
8
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
9.9
Automated Readability Index
6.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
2.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
9
Sprache Difficult Word Count
13
Olympia J. Snowe
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Moderation
Sexual
0.0144820951
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.010749451
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0056099892
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0032560147
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0008790079
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0008247351
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0005347378
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
9.67802E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
3.56564E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.78068E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.6074E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Law and Crime
Score:
96.037
Magnitude:
53
Code:
12
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
4.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
78.8
Gunning-Fog Score
5.8
Coleman-Liau Index
8.8
SMOG Index
7.3
Automated Readability Index
2.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6
Sprache Readability Score
2.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
6
Sprache Difficult Word Count
8
Harry Reid
Mr. President, on July 1, 1999, President Clinton announced that the Commerce Department would implement changes to the United States export controls on high performance computers. By changing the limits on high performance computers, we will be increasing our national security and easing outdated regulations that are currently imposed on the thriving high tech industry and on government itself.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.58779
VADER
0.71
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0296260318
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0054920059
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0019068084
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0008053192
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0007884862
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0005140367
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.000406562
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
8.03351E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
1.20974E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
3.1881E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.9739E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
91.26
Magnitude:
14
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
36.3
Gunning-Fog Score
17.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
29
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Harry Reid
Mr. President, as you may know, I have followed this issue closely for the last eight months since the inception of the high-tech working group that I chair. I have met with many company leaders, both large and small, to discuss the issue of export controls on computers. I am convinced that if we don't immediately act to ease export controls, many American jobs may be at risk. Each day that our nations's companies can't compete in foreign markets, we are losing market share and eventually will be giving up our world dominance in the high-tech sector.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.335
VADER
0.71
Very Positive
Moderation
Sexual
0.0072150855
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0031265175
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0023378741
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0023054476
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0020231211
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.001788161
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0015687903
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0004382488
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004357611
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.37775E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
4.5879E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
89.602
Magnitude:
37
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
62.8
Gunning-Fog Score
11.2
Coleman-Liau Index
10.6
SMOG Index
10.9
Automated Readability Index
9.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
Harry Reid
The bill that I am offering today reduces the review period from 180 days to 30 days to complement the Administration's easing of export restrictions by amending the National Defense Authorization Act of 1998.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.29928
VADER
0.361
Somewhat Positive
Moderation
Sexual
0.0070862123
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0069374684
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0061576276
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0010568385
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0002580676
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0001727198
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
8.69949E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
8.10962E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.34662E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.25784E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.1271E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
94.263
Magnitude:
57
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
23
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
11
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Harry Reid
Mr. President. In closing, I would like to share with you an example of how outdated today's restrictions are. I was recently at a meeting where Michael Dell, President of Dell Computers, stood up and pulled his pager from his hip holster. He held it up and said that under current export controls, his little pager that is smaller than a computer mouse, cannot be exported to many countries because it is considered a "super computer." Mr. President. These controls need to be changed as the Administration has made clear, but it needs to be done sooner rather than later. In short, these controls need to be eased yesterday.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.27273
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.27273
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.51083
VADER
0.813
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0298804196
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0143418147
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0051864652
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0031802821
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0023145038
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0010529351
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004523142
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0002198241
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001241815
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
7.653E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
4.527E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
93.487
Magnitude:
51
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
69.6
Gunning-Fog Score
8.1
Coleman-Liau Index
11.1
SMOG Index
9.6
Automated Readability Index
6.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.7
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
35
Sprache Difficult Word Count
33
Harry Reid
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0280729204
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0146425009
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0019235584
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0018771785
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0017606688
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0009915453
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001644047
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001520181
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
6.48326E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
2.96434E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
2.21991E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
93.76
Magnitude:
71
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
4.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
78.8
Gunning-Fog Score
5.8
Coleman-Liau Index
8.8
SMOG Index
7.3
Automated Readability Index
2.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6
Sprache Readability Score
2.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
6
Sprache Difficult Word Count
8
Arlen Specter
Mr. President, I will speak very briefly on the introduction of legislation for the random selection of judges. I had thought when cases were assigned in the Federal courts they were assigned in a random fashion, unless they were related to some other case where a specific judge had jurisdiction and that judge would have the case by a related case assignment.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.94591
VADER
0
Neutral
Moderation
Violence
0.0138607444
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0068227331
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.001010739
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0004361108
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0003923552
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0003441321
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001166387
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
9.46858E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
5.52652E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.66936E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.31741E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
92.638
Magnitude:
53
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
54.9
Gunning-Fog Score
14.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17
Arlen Specter
During the course of the past week there has come to light a situation in the District of Columbia where the chief judge assigned specific judges to two very high-profile cases, one involving Mr. Webster Hubbell as a defendant and the other involving Mr. Charlie Trie as a defendant.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.33647
VADER
0
Neutral
Moderation
Violence
0.0142048157
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0037018075
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0027089858
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0005757368
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.00026123
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0002444592
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001966212
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
3.8119E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
2.97694E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
9.3997E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
4.8424E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
73.166
Magnitude:
60
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
59.6
Gunning-Fog Score
11.5
Coleman-Liau Index
11.3
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.9
Sprache Readability Score
3.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Arlen Specter
My understanding of the practice has been that cases would be assigned on a random basis. In checking the specifics, I have found that the Judicial Conference, which is the policy-making body for the Federal Judiciary, only recommends that Federal courts randomly assign cases. It has not become a mandate to do so. I believe that public policy warrants having it as a mandate.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.19722
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0377545774
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0104117484
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0094688439
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0077378703
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0027315291
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0014570939
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0007739543
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0001760051
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.000130454
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.38967E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
4.631E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
95.387
Magnitude:
64
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
49.8
Gunning-Fog Score
10.2
Coleman-Liau Index
11.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.7
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Arlen Specter
It is customary for the Congress to legislate on matters of administration. For example, Congress has set a time limit under the speedy trial rule in the criminal courts. For another example, Congress has established time limits on Federal court habeas corpus cases where death penalty cases are appealed into the Federal courts.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.25131
VADER
-0.881
Very Negative
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
92.291
Magnitude:
27
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38.9
Gunning-Fog Score
13.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
18
Arlen Specter
This is not a matter where we are talking about the discretion or judgment of an individual judge on how to decide a case, where judicial independence mandates that nobody make any suggestion to the judge as to how an individual case is to be decided. But as a matter of administrative policy it is entirely appropriate for the Congress to set the rules, one of which I think should be the random assignment of judges.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.83321
VADER
0.018
Neutral
Topics
Topic:
Environment
Score:
53.474
Magnitude:
38
Code:
7
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#7
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
33.6
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
10.5
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Arlen Specter
In March of this year the Judicial Conference even rescinded its 28- year-old policy that recommended giving the chief judges, the assigning judge, latitude to make special assignments of "protracted, difficult, or wildly publicized cases," so such latitude is no longer recommended by the Judicial Conference.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.459
Positive
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
88.367
Magnitude:
61
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
6.1
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
18
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Arlen Specter
The chief judge of the District of Columbia has responded to the Associated Press article in a letter to the Washington Times dated August 2. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of the newspaper article from the Washington Times, together with a copy of the response by the chief judge to the newspaper article.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38.2
Gunning-Fog Score
18
Coleman-Liau Index
11
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17
Arlen Specter
In the reply, the chief judge says this:
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
0.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
100
Gunning-Fog Score
3.2
Coleman-Liau Index
7
SMOG Index
3.3
Automated Readability Index
0.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
2.4
Sprache Readability Score
1.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
1
Sprache Difficult Word Count
1
Arlen Specter
Now, I do not question the statements made by the chief judge in denying any portion of partiality or impropriety, but I do believe that when this case is called to widespread public attention the Congress ought to act. That is why I am introducing this legislation today on behalf of myself and Senator Hatch, chairman of the Judiciary Committee.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.51083
VADER
-0.178
Leans Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
39.6
Gunning-Fog Score
16
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Arlen Specter
The reasons for this legislation are articulated by Columbia University law professor H. Richard Uviller, who said:
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
14.1
Gunning-Fog Score
10.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.9
Sprache Readability Score
2.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
7
Sprache Difficult Word Count
9
Arlen Specter
A similar statement was made by New York University law professor Steven Gillers, who said:
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45
Gunning-Fog Score
11.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.1
Sprache Readability Score
3.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
7
Sprache Difficult Word Count
8
Arlen Specter
This issue of random selection is one that I feel particularly strongly about based on my experience as district attorney in the Philadelphia criminal courts. When high-profile or politically-tinged cases were filed in the criminal courts of Philadelphia during my tenure as district attorney, I routinely asked for a jury trial because I wanted the facts decided by an impartial fact finder. At the outset of that tenure in January of 1966, the Commonwealth was a party to the proceeding and, like the defendant, had a right to demand a jury trial. I did demand jury trials because I found that the assignment to specific judges was not random and did on some occasions have inappropriate motivations.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.335
VADER
-0.304
Somewhat Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
33
Gunning-Fog Score
18
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
46
Sprache Difficult Word Count
37
Arlen Specter
During the course of my tenure as district attorney, the State supreme court made a change in the criminal rules and took away the right of the district attorney to demand a jury trial. That was recently reinstated by a constitutional amendment so that the experience I have seen requires a very heavy emphasis on the random selection.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.29928
VADER
-0.077
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
41.7
Gunning-Fog Score
18.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Arlen Specter
During my tenure as district attorney, we reformed the entire minor judiciary of Philadelphia known as magistrates because of widespread corruption and inappropriate practices in that judicial system. While this in no way reflects upon the Federal courts of the United States, which I think are of uniformly high quality, I do believe that the principle of random selection of judges is a very important principle. I do believe there ought to be an exception if there is a related case; that is, where a judge was assigned a case on a random basis and another matter comes in where there are very similar, if not identical, questions of fact and questions of the parties. But this legislation removes at least the appearance and the question that there may be some collateral motivation.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.3979
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.38462
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.38462
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.74721
VADER
0.843
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
31.2
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
35
Sprache Difficult Word Count
39
Arlen Specter
To reiterate, I seek recognition today to introduce the Random Selection of Judges Act of 1999, a bill which will require that cases in Federal court be assigned to judges randomly, by means of a computer program. I believe that only the random assignment of cases to judges will ensure blind justice in our courts.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.51083
VADER
0.511
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.6
Gunning-Fog Score
15.4
Coleman-Liau Index
11.2
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Arlen Specter
This power to assign cases creates the potential for abuse. An assigning judge who is so inclined could attempt to alter the outcome of a case by assigning it to a judge who, in the opinion of the chief judge, holds a "correct" view on the issue at hand.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0.026
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
66.3
Gunning-Fog Score
13.1
Coleman-Liau Index
8.2
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
10
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
12
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Arlen Specter
A story recently in the news clearly demonstrates the potential for abuse under the current system. Over the weekend, the Associated Press reported that Judge Norma Holloway Johnson, Chief Judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia, bypassed the traditional random computer assignment system in her court and instead directly assigned criminal cases against certain presidential friends to judges appointed by President Clinton. Specifically, the campaign finance case against Charlie Trie was assigned to Judge Paul L. Friedman, and the tax cases against Webster Hubbell were assigned to Judge James Robertson. According to the news reports, Judge Johnson's decision to abandon random assignment in these high profile cases raised concerns among several other judges on her court. It was also reported that these judges raised concerns because Judge Robertson is friends with Vernon Jordan, who played a role in the Hubbell affair, and Judge Friedman is friends with Reid Weingarten, who represents the defendants in two fundraising cases before Friedman.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.70805
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.37949
VADER
0.829
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.3
Gunning-Fog Score
16
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
69
Sprache Difficult Word Count
61
Arlen Specter
According to the Associated Press article, it has been asserted by some that Judge Johnson assigned these cases to Clinton appointees because they would be more sympathetic to the President and his friends than Republican appointees who may have gotten the cases through random assignment. Judge Johnson has denied any political or other improper motive in a letter to the Washington Times. The fact is that Judge Johnson herself issued a number of rulings against President Clinton, including her rulings rejecting privilege claims by White House lawyer Bruce Lindsey and the Secret Service. But no matter what Judge Johnson's motives, her actions make quite clear that, under the current system, the potential for abuse does exist.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.70805
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.22222
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.22222
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.42744
VADER
0.033
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
37.4
Gunning-Fog Score
16.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
42
Sprache Difficult Word Count
39
Arlen Specter
Currently, the Judicial Conference, which is the policymaking body for the federal judiciary, recommends that Federal courts randomly assign cases. In fact, in March the conference even rescinded its 28- year-old policy that recommended giving chief judges latitude to make special assignments of "protracted, difficult, or widely publicized cases." But there is still no requirement that Federal courts randomly assign cases. The problem with mere recommendations is that they can be ignored. If we believe that cases should be randomly assigned, then we must require that cases be randomly assigned.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.25131
VADER
-0.226
Slightly Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
35.9
Gunning-Fog Score
15.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
34
Sprache Difficult Word Count
28
Arlen Specter
My bill imposes such a requirement. Under my bill, the chief judges of the Federal district and circuit courts must assign cases by means of an automated random assignment program. Recognizing that there are some instances in which it would serve the interests of efficiency to allow the chief judges to directly assign cases to specific judges, my bill includes two important exceptions to the random assignment requirement. First, chief judges will be permitted to directly assign a case to a judge who has already heard a related case. A related case is defined as one which involves substantially the same facts, individuals and/or property as a case previously before the court. For instance, a case against a defendant in a bank robbery could be directly assigned to a judge who already heard the case against another defendant in the same bank robbery.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.28571
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.28571
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.54654
VADER
0.7
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
42.7
Gunning-Fog Score
17.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
40
Sprache Difficult Word Count
34
Arlen Specter
Secondly, chief judges will be permitted to directly assign a technical case to a judge who is already familiar with the subject matter at issue. Technical cases are defined as those which involve specialized, unusually complex facts or subject matter and which would demand a great deal of time to master. For example, an asbestos liability case could be directly assigned to a judge who has already developed an expertise in handling asbestos liability cases.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.09091
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.09091
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.16705
VADER
0.296
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
30.3
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
24
Sprache Difficult Word Count
23
Arlen Specter
While Congress should not micro-manage the Courts, the legislation I introduce today is reasonable, limited, and well within our power. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 9 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to "constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court." Pursuant to this power, Congress established the Federal circuits and originally assigned Supreme Court justices to ride these circuits. Under this power, Congress eventually established the Federal district courts and outlined their jurisdiction. The sections of the Federal Code I seek to amend today -- which permit the assignment of judges in accordance with court rules -- were themselves Congressional enactments. Even in recent years, Congress has imposed restrictions on the procedures of the courts. For example, the Anti-Terrorism Bill of 1996 contained a provision I authored to reform habeas corpus. This provision imposes strict time limits on both the filing of habeas corpus petitions and the response by the courts to such petitions. Likewise, many bills we pass include requirements that certain cases be heard by the Courts on an expedited basis.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.13043
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.13043
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.25131
VADER
0.727
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38.4
Gunning-Fog Score
14.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
74
Sprache Difficult Word Count
65
Arlen Specter
Mr. President, I feel strongly that my bill should not become a partisan issue. As I mentioned before, one's opinion of Judge Johnson and her actions is entirely beside the point. Judge Johnson's reported actions merely make us aware of the potential for abuse in our current system and the need to rectify it. I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting this necessary, common-sense legislation.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.27273
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.27273
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.51083
VADER
0.599
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
56.2
Gunning-Fog Score
12.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
7.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.9
Sprache Readability Score
4.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
27
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Arlen Specter
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be printed.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
66.1
Gunning-Fog Score
8
Coleman-Liau Index
10.3
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.7
Sprache Readability Score
2.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
3
Sprache Difficult Word Count
4
The Presiding Officer
The PRESIDING OFFICER.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
42.5
Gunning-Fog Score
6.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
10.3
Automated Readability Index
5.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.5
Sprache Readability Score
1.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
3
Sprache Difficult Word Count
4
Mary L. Landrieu
Mr. President, I am proud to join the Senator from Oklahoma, Mr. Don Nickles, and a number of my colleagues, including Senators Ashcroft, Bond, Brownback, Chafee, Cochran, Craig, DeWine, Edwards, Grassley, Hollings, Inhofe, Kennedy, Levin, Lott, Rockefeller, and Gordon Smith in introducing a very important piece of legislation called the Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.25131
VADER
0.769
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
31.9
Gunning-Fog Score
10.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
10
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
33
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
Mary L. Landrieu
As you can see from this long list of distinguished Members, the Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act is an important piece of legislation and one I hope, by introducing it today, we could actually have some committee and floor action on in the weeks and months ahead. I commend Senator Nickles for his leadership. We have presented this bill on behalf of the 15,000 children who are adopted into our country each year through the process of international adoption.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.45199
VADER
0.765
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
47.3
Gunning-Fog Score
16.1
Coleman-Liau Index
11.8
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
22
Mary L. Landrieu
A few weeks ago, I had the great privilege to join Senator Levin and others to travel to Romania and had the opportunity to see firsthand the institutions and orphanages. Over 100,000 children of Romania call these places home, but they in fact do not look much like homes, as you can imagine. The staff at these homes try very hard to give the children in their care the love and support they need as they grow and mature, yet the fact is they are living in these institutions. Nothing can really supplant or take the place of a family or home to call your own.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.76471
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.76471
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.82455
VADER
0.97
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
61.9
Gunning-Fog Score
13.7
Coleman-Liau Index
8.5
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Mary L. Landrieu
Not only in Romania but in many places in the world, American families are building their families through the process of international adoption. Last year alone, 15,000 families opened their homes and their hearts to adopt a child from another country, and 85,000 families adopted children from within the United States. But this bill is directed at the families who are bringing children from other parts of the world to come and be part of an American family and become American citizens. What people may not realize is that now, when the adoption process is final, when all the paperwork has been done, after all the time and energy and in some cases a considerable amount of financial expense that is associated with these particular adoptions, under our current law, these children and these families still have to go through a citizenship process.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.84583
VADER
0.916
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
31.8
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
29
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Mary L. Landrieu
This bill will basically make that process automatic and would, as the other parts of our law, recognize no difference between a child who is a biological child and a child who is an adopted child. It simplifies our law, it reduces paperwork, it reduces heartaches, reduces headaches, and really is something we should have done years ago. I am proud to join my colleagues today to introduce this legislation that, if passed, will make it automatic that children who are adopted into families in the United States will receive, with their adoption finalization, automatic citizenship, to be citizens of the United States of America.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.55556
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.55556
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.827
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
25.5
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
26
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
Mary L. Landrieu
I think this change is long overdue. I can say, as the mother of two beautiful adopted children, obviously there is no difference between biological and adopted children. Both are wonderful ways to build families. Through the adoption process, many families in the United States are able to provide homes for children who were not fortunate enough to have them the first time around. So I am happy to join my colleagues to introduce this bill.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.93
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
56.7
Gunning-Fog Score
13.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.2
Sprache Readability Score
3.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
12
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Mary L. Landrieu
I send it to the desk and ask it be referred to the proper committee, and I ask unanimous consent the bill be printed in the Record.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
63.5
Gunning-Fog Score
13.8
Coleman-Liau Index
6.9
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
10.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.3
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
5
Sprache Difficult Word Count
8
Mary L. Landrieu
There being no objection the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
-0.296
Slightly Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
69
Gunning-Fog Score
8.9
Coleman-Liau Index
9.6
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
6.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.8
Sprache Readability Score
3.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
3
Sprache Difficult Word Count
6
Slade Gorton
Mr. President, I am delighted to introduce the Take Pride in America Volunteer Recognition Act of 1999, legislation which will revitalize and expand an important program created in the 1980's to enhance the legacy of the Great Outdoors.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.56495
VADER
0.931
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
40.6
Gunning-Fog Score
13.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17
Slade Gorton
Each American is part owner of an incredible asset -- millions and millions of acres of national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges and other public lands. These wonderful places are part of the legacy each of us shares, whether we live in my state of Washington or on the other side of the nation. We visit these places often and for a variety of reasons. Together, federal lands attract nearly two billion visits annually. Americas' Great Outdoors is a place for active fun -- for skiing and fishing, camping and whitewatersports -- as well as for quite time away from our cities, jobs and commutes.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.55556
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.55556
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.969
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45.5
Gunning-Fog Score
14.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.9
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
32
Slade Gorton
Years ago, an important initiative was launched to encourage Americans to enjoy this legacy, and take responsibility for protecting it for future generations. The program was called Take Pride in America and had three components. The first portion was a public awareness campaign, designed to emphasize the importance of caring for federal lands and water. The second portion was an environmental education program for school children and for visitors to public lands. The third portion was a volunteer recruitment and recognition effort.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
3.04452
VADER
0.942
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.4
Gunning-Fog Score
15.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
31
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
Slade Gorton
The Take Pride in America program received the support of a great number of well-known Americans. Public Service Announcements and appearances were contributed by Clint Eastwood and Linda Evans, Lou Gossett and Charles Bronson, Gerald McRainey and even ALF. The Oak Ridge Boys wrote and recorded to Take Pride in America theme song, and donated all royalties to the program. Forty-seven governors initiated Take Pride programs within their states, recognizing outstanding volunteers ranging from young children to seniors. Volunteers from across the nation came to Washington for an annual national recognition event at the White House and similar prominent locations. The Ad Council obtained professional support for the program and donated placements for PSA's -- in fact, some of the elements of this campaign continue to run.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.43508
VADER
0.969
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
36.5
Gunning-Fog Score
15.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
61
Sprache Difficult Word Count
58
Slade Gorton
The results were good. Volunteerism for America's Great Outdoors surged and vandalism decline. Agencies such as the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service and the Corps of Engineers were given a new tool to recruit and recognize Americans who invested their time and energy into enhancing our shared wealth of parks and forests.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.25131
VADER
0.929
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45.7
Gunning-Fog Score
12.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.9
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
18
Sprache Difficult Word Count
24
Slade Gorton
Other priorities have put the Take Pride in America Program on hold in recent years. It is time to take this tool out and put it to good use once again.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.649
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
79.2
Gunning-Fog Score
7.5
Coleman-Liau Index
7
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
4.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.3
Sprache Readability Score
3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
5
Sprache Difficult Word Count
6
Slade Gorton
Our public lands have maintenance and enhancement needs that exceed our ability to fund through general appropriations. We are now experimenting with new recreation fees and other mechanisms to attack a deferred maintenance backlog amounting to more than one billion dollars.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.55556
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.55556
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
-0.202
Slightly Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
31.3
Gunning-Fog Score
18.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17
Slade Gorton
My legislation would restore and expand the program created by Congress in 1990, recommitting us to all three parts of the original program. It would also strengthen the program to reflect a special opportunity associated with the National Fee Demonstration Program created in 1996, which provides nearly $200 million annually in additional resources to four key federal land systems. The legislation would strengthen our volunteer programs in several ways, including the establishment of a special pass to recognize volunteers who serve 50 hours or more on federal public lands.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.84583
VADER
0.964
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
25.6
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
38
Sprache Difficult Word Count
30
Slade Gorton
In my state, the Forest Service has done a tremendous job of organizing and utilizing the skills and enthusiasm of volunteers committed to improving our forests. The volunteer programs in the Northwest vary from forest to forest. Typically, groups like the Student Conservation Association, Mountaineers, Mazamas, and Backcountry Horsemen of Washington contract with the National Forest Service to complete specific projects designed to improve the health of the forests and enhance recreational opportunities. Individuals within these associations can earn passes for free access at national forest trailheads in the Pacific Northwest. I think this program is outstanding, and I want the Forest Service to continue accommodating and encouraging the efforts of volunteers. This bill is designed to encore these types of volunteer programs in other regions of the National Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In addition, I want to recognize the special efforts of volunteers who contribute over 50 hours of work on federal lands. The legislation directs the Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture to recognize these individuals with a pass to recreation areas throughout the federal system.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.75
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.75
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.44238
VADER
0.981
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
35
Gunning-Fog Score
14.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
76
Sprache Difficult Word Count
64
Slade Gorton
I look forward to exploring appropriate means for recognition of volunteers as this legislation is considered in the hearing process. We need to consider carefully the relationship between the special Take Pride in America Pass and other passes, including the Golden Eagle and Golden Age passes.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.29928
VADER
0.681
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
30.8
Gunning-Fog Score
17.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Slade Gorton
This legislation also will serve as a catalyst for expanding the scope of volunteer programs on federal lands. Too often in the past, our expectations for volunteer projects have focused on projects requiring shovels or paint brushes and requiring high levels of physical exertion. The truth is that important volunteer projects that can protect and enhance America's Great Outdoors are far more diverse. We need skills senior Americans have developed during a lifetime of living and learning, from research in libraries to teaching. We need those with special talents and gifts, from architects to web page designers, from attorneys -- yes, even attorneys -- to masons. We need to have meaningful projects for those with just a few hours to contribute as well as for those who are prepared to make an ongoing commitment of their time. Some of the projects can even be undertaken off-site. We need a good directory of needed volunteer undertakings that is widely available long before a volunteer shows up at a forest or park headquarters.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.30435
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.30435
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.60077
VADER
0.983
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
44.9
Gunning-Fog Score
16.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
53
Sprache Difficult Word Count
51
Slade Gorton
To the hundreds of thousands of Americans who already spend time protecting and enhancing America's public lands -- covering nearly one in three acres of the nation -- I give my thanks and ask for help in devising a system that recognizes the wonderful contribution you make and inspires millions of others to join in your important work. I also ask for the support of the Department of Interior and the Department of Agriculture for this legislation and its goal of taking better care of America's Great Outdoors.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
3.43399
VADER
0.98
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
21.5
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
18
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
Daniel K. Akaka
Mr. President, I rise to speak about the Excellence in Economic Education Act of 1999, a bill I am introducing today with my friends, Senators Cochran, Murray, Inouye, and Kerrey.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.94591
VADER
0.802
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
53.4
Gunning-Fog Score
7.3
Coleman-Liau Index
11.3
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
7.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.5
Sprache Readability Score
3.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
11
Sprache Difficult Word Count
13
Daniel K. Akaka
With each passing day, the need for increased economic literacy becomes more and more apparent. The rise of Internet commerce, market globalization, advances in technology, growth of online investment services, and the increase in the number of Americans who invest in the stock market serve to highlight the importance of economic literacy for citizens of every age and professional background. I am convinced that more education about basic economic concepts such as money, personal finance, and inflation -- starting from a young age -- could help people make decisions about their financial situation, so that they can better prepare for and endure our changing economy.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.52941
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.52941
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.955
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
15.1
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
36
Sprache Difficult Word Count
40
Daniel K. Akaka
We need to help young people better understand economic implications of their actions: they can't always get what they want; they need to be more responsible with money; and, they are learning fiscal habits now that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.27273
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.27273
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.51083
VADER
0.816
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38.8
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
11.5
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
6
Sprache Difficult Word Count
9
Daniel K. Akaka
In addition to teaching our youth how to make good financial decisions, we must help them become productive and well-informed citizens. It has been shown that a lack of knowledge about fundamental economics can have negative effects on our economy and lead to divisions and polarization in our communities. Economic education can have profound long-term effects for all of us.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.58779
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.625
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.625
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.34993
VADER
-0.103
Leans Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
41.2
Gunning-Fog Score
17.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.9
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
23
Sprache Difficult Word Count
22
Daniel K. Akaka
We must educate our country's future workforce about what effects the retirements of our "baby boom generation" will have on them. Currently, Social Security reform is one of the biggest issues that is before us. We are working to ensure that Social Security will remain solvent well into the next century.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.818
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
48.6
Gunning-Fog Score
10.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Daniel K. Akaka
As we know, the number of people receiving Social Security will surge from 44 million now to 75 million in 2020. Even if we achieve a truly bipartisan solution on Social Security, our young people will still feel the impact from this tremendous future demographic shift, and they should learn how to prepare themselves for security in retirement. Economic education can help them.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.84615
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.84615
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.12026
VADER
0.925
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
43.2
Gunning-Fog Score
15.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
18
Daniel K. Akaka
Mr. President, I would like to comment on the results of a basic economics test given nationally by the National Council on Economic Education, which provides further evidence of the need for increased economic education. Taken by 1,010 adults and 1,085 high school students, the test's findings are striking:
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.335
VADER
0.557
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
50.2
Gunning-Fog Score
11.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.3
Sprache Readability Score
4.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
21
Sprache Difficult Word Count
22
Daniel K. Akaka
(1) half of adults and two-thirds of high school students failed, while only six percent of adults and three percent of high school students got an "A"; (2) on average, adults received a grade of 57 percent and high school students a grade of 48 percent; (3) students and adults alike lacked a basic understanding about the concepts of money, inflation and scarcity of resources -- core economic concepts; (4) a sizeable number of students -- 35 percent -- admitted that they simply do not know what the effect of an increase in interest rates would be; and (5) only a little more than half of adults, 54 percent, and less than one in four students, 23 percent, know that a budget deficit occurs when the Federal Government's expenditures exceed its revenues for that year.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.47368
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.47368
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.9694
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
0
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
10.4
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
10
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
46
Sprache Difficult Word Count
33
Daniel K. Akaka
However, amid these disappointing results, the study found that 96 percent believe basic economics should be taught in high school. Currently, 38 states have adopted guidelines for teaching economics in their schools, but only 13 states require that students take economics in order to graduate. Clearly, people see the need for improved economic education, and this need exists in many States.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.38462
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.38462
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.74721
VADER
0.765
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
44.7
Gunning-Fog Score
14.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.2
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Daniel K. Akaka
This brings me to a brief description of what the Excellence in Economic Education Act would do. My bill would ensure that a majority of total funds appropriated under the Act would be distributed to state councils on economic education and economic education centers based at universities to support the work that these entities are performing. It would support the National Council on Economic Education in economic literacy activities that it conducts. It would also fund the creation of new councils and centers in states without a council or center.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
3.3673
VADER
0.922
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
29.8
Gunning-Fog Score
15.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
34
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
Daniel K. Akaka
The goals of the bill are to increase student knowledge of and achievement in economics; strengthen teachers' understanding of and ability to teach economics; encourage related research and development, dissemination of instructional materials, and replication of best practices and programs; help States measure the impact of economic education; ensure a strong presence of the nationwide network in every State; and leverage and increase private and public support for economic education partnerships at all levels.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
3.55535
VADER
0.978
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
0
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
10
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
34
Sprache Difficult Word Count
34
Daniel K. Akaka
Support for economic education is in the Goals 2000: Educate America Act which lists economics as a national core subject area.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.29928
VADER
0.402
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
28.4
Gunning-Fog Score
16
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.8
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
9
Sprache Difficult Word Count
10
Daniel K. Akaka
My bill encourages the National Council and state councils and centers to work with local businesses and private industry as much as possible, particularly in obtaining matching funds.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.94591
VADER
0.44
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
24.3
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
11
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Daniel K. Akaka
Mr. President, we need to improve economic literacy for our children, just as we need to ensure reading literacy, writing aptitude, math and science comprehension, and an understanding of history and the arts. Economics is a fundamental, practical building block that should round out our children's education. I hope that my colleagues will join me in cosponsoring the Excellence in Economic Education Act.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.75786
VADER
0.896
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
36.4
Gunning-Fog Score
14.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6
Sprache Readability Score
4.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
21
Sprache Difficult Word Count
24
Daniel K. Akaka
For more specific details on the grants my bill creates, one-fourth of funds would be provided to the National Council, so that the council may strengthen and expand its nationwide economic education network, support and promote teacher training in coordination with current Eisenhower Professional Development activities, support related research, and develop and disseminate appropriate materials.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.94444
VADER
0.927
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
0
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
10
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
31
Sprache Difficult Word Count
30
Daniel K. Akaka
The remaining funds will be distributed by the National Council to state councils or centers, which will work in partnership with the private sector, state educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education or other organizations that promote economic development or educational excellence. With this money, councils and centers will be able to fund teacher training programs, resources to school districts that want to incorporate economics into curricula, evaluations of the impact of economic education on students, related research, school-based student activities to promote consumer and personal finance education and to encourage awareness and student achievement in economics, interstate and international student and teacher exchanges, and replication of best practices to promote economic literacy.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
3.71357
VADER
0.962
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
0
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
10
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
60
Sprache Difficult Word Count
45
Daniel K. Akaka
The National Council runs an International Economics Exchange Program which is authorized in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This program assists with economic education in transition countries of the former Soviet Union, and enjoys broad support. My bill would boost the domestic component of the National Council's activities.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.84583
VADER
0.827
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
15.9
Gunning-Fog Score
12.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.5
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
24
Sprache Difficult Word Count
24
Daniel K. Akaka
In addition, my bill puts increased emphasis on economics by adding it to the list of subject areas in Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs, such as National Teacher Training Project, Star Schools, Magnet Schools, Fund for the Improvement of Education, and Urban and Rural Education Assistance.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.77778
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.77778
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.7346
VADER
0.625
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
0.7
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
9.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
21
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Daniel K. Akaka
We are looking for ways to better educate our young people on how to manage their resources, be better workers, make wise investments, and prepare for a secure financial future. My bill provides the flexibility needed so that this may happen through practical means and make economics come alive for students. It is important to start working on this now. Before we know it, current eighth graders will have gone through high school, possibly college, and entered the workforce.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.88235
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.88235
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.3979
VADER
0.944
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.2
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
57.2
Gunning-Fog Score
12.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
11.8
Automated Readability Index
11.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
Daniel K. Akaka
One again, I thank Senators Cochran, Inouye, Murray, and Kerrey for becoming original cosponsors of this bill, and I urge my colleagues to join us in cosponsoring the Excellence in Economic Education Act.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.70805
VADER
0.878
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
17
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
14
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Daniel K. Akaka
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a copy of the bill be printed in the Record.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
5.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
73.8
Gunning-Fog Score
5.8
Coleman-Liau Index
8.1
SMOG Index
7.3
Automated Readability Index
1.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
2.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
5
Sprache Difficult Word Count
8
Joe Biden
Mr. President, today I am introducing legislation which provides equity for a group of veterans at their final moment: those veterans who are buried in State-owned veterans' cemeteries.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
37.5
Gunning-Fog Score
15.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.8
Sprache Readability Score
3.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
13
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12
Joe Biden
For a number of years, the amount of space in national veterans' cemeteries has been rapidly declining. With the strong encouragement of the Federal government, the States have undertaken to develop their own veterans' cemeteries. When certain categories of veterans are buried without charge in these State veterans' cemeteries, the Federal government pays the State a $150 "plot allowance" for the burial space. However, only limited categories of veterans are covered by this payment: those who were discharged for disability or who were receiving disability-related compensation; those who died in a veterans hospital; and those indigent veterans whose bodies were unclaimed after death.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.64663
VADER
-0.226
Slightly Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
21.8
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
33
Sprache Difficult Word Count
35
Joe Biden
For the many other veterans who don't fall into one of these few categories, the federal government will pay nothing for their burial space if they are buried in a State veterans' cemetery. By contrast, if any of these veterans were buried in a national veterans' cemetery, for which they are eligible, the federal government picks up the cost of the burial space. This disparity seems inexplicable, a final insult to the dedicated service of men and women who unselfishly served their country.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.6
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.6
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-1.22378
VADER
-0.178
Leans Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
33
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
22
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Joe Biden
My bill removes this inequity by stating that, for any veteran who is eligible for burial in a national veterans' cemetery but who is interred in a State veterans' cemetery, the federal government will pay the State a $150 plot allowance for the burial space. That's it. No ifs, ands, or buts. No exceptions.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
-0.735
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
49
Gunning-Fog Score
16.5
Coleman-Liau Index
10.4
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
6.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.3
Sprache Readability Score
3.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
18
Joe Biden
The government promised these veterans that they would be taken care of in their final passage, and it must live up to this vow. Regardless of whether veterans are buried in a State cemetery or in a national cemetery, their service in the armed forces benefitted all of us, and we should stop quibbling about whether the location of the grave has anything to do with the dignity and selflessness of the service to the country.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.36772
VADER
0.743
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
11
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
21
Sprache Difficult Word Count
22
Joe Biden
Mr. President, I urge my fellow Senators to support this bill in the name of fairness and in recognition of the service to the country of all our veterans in their final hour.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0.402
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
67
Gunning-Fog Score
9
Coleman-Liau Index
9.2
SMOG Index
10.3
Automated Readability Index
6.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
3.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
9
Sprache Difficult Word Count
10
Fred Thompson
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation that will address an inequity in the tax code that affects the citizens of my state and citizens of the other states that do not have a state income tax. Tennesseans are discriminated against under federal tax laws simply because our state chooses to raise revenue primarily through a sales tax instead of an income tax. My bill would end this inequity by allowing taxpayers to deduct either their state and local sales taxes or their state and local income taxes on their federal tax forms, but not both. I am joined today by my colleague from Tennessee, Senator Frist.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.41176
Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.41176
Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.82098
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
51.7
Gunning-Fog Score
13.8
Coleman-Liau Index
11.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
33
Fred Thompson
Under current law, individuals who itemize their deductions for federal tax purposes are only permitted to deduct state and local income taxes and property taxes paid. State and local sales taxes are not deductible. Therefore, residents of nine states are treated differently from residents of states with an income tax. Seven states -- Texas, Florida, Alaska, Wyoming, Washington, South Dakota and Nebraska -- have no state income tax. Two states -- Tennessee and New Hampshire -- only impose an income tax on interest and dividends, but not wages.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.38462
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.38462
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.74721
VADER
-0.052
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38.7
Gunning-Fog Score
13.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
33
Sprache Difficult Word Count
34
Fred Thompson
Prior to 1986, taxpayers were permitted to deduct all of their state and local taxes paid (including income, sales and property taxes) when computing their federal tax liability. The ability to deduct all state and local taxes is based on the principle that levying a tax on a tax is unfair.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.45455
Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.45455
Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.8873
VADER
-0.382
Somewhat Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
43.3
Gunning-Fog Score
17.3
Coleman-Liau Index
10.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Fred Thompson
In 1986, however, Congress made dramatic changes to the tax code. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 significantly reduced federal tax rates on individuals. In exchange for these lower rates, Congress broadened the base of income that is taxed by eliminating many of the deductions and credits that previously existed in the code, including the deduction for state and local sales taxes.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.5
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.5
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.95551
VADER
0.077
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
43.9
Gunning-Fog Score
15.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
22
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26
Fred Thompson
Mr. President, I believe that our federal tax laws should be neutral with respect to the treatment of state and local taxes. As I have said, that is not the case now. The current tax code is biased in favor of states that raise revenue through an income tax. I strongly support comprehensive reform of the tax code that will address issues such as neutrality, fairness and simplicity. As we work to reform the overall tax code, restoring equality in this area should be a part of the discussion.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.125
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.125
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.23639
VADER
0.893
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
66.3
Gunning-Fog Score
10.4
Coleman-Liau Index
10.5
SMOG Index
10.6
Automated Readability Index
7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
Connie Mack III
Mr. President, I ask that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
1.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
97.7
Gunning-Fog Score
3
Coleman-Liau Index
5.8
SMOG Index
3.3
Automated Readability Index
0
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.6
Sprache Readability Score
2.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
4
Sprache Difficult Word Count
6
Connie Mack III
The bill follows:
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
1.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
91
Gunning-Fog Score
1.2
Coleman-Liau Index
11.6
SMOG Index
3.3
Automated Readability Index
2.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
0.1
Sprache Readability Score
1.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
0
Sprache Difficult Word Count
1
Arlen Specter
Mr. President, I have sought recognition to introduce a bill reauthorizing the John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program. This Congressional fellowship program, created in 1992, is a fitting tribute to my late colleague and dear friend, United States Senator John Heinz. Senator Heinz dedicated his life and much of his Congressional career to improving the lives of senior citizens. He believed that Congress has a special responsibility to serve as a guardian for those who cannot protect themselves. This fellowship program, which focuses on aging issues, honors the life and continues the legacy of Senator John Heinz.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.875
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.875
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.33537
VADER
0.964
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
44.3
Gunning-Fog Score
12.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
45
Sprache Difficult Word Count
38
Arlen Specter
During his 20 years in the Congress, John Heinz compiled an enviable record of accomplishments. While he was successful in many areas, he built a national reputation for his strong commitment to improving the quality of life of our nation's elderly. Pennsylvania, with nearly 2 million citizens aged 65 or older -- over 15% of the population -- houses the second largest elderly population nationwide. As John traveled throughout the state, he listened to the concerns of this important constituency and came back to Washington to address their needs through policy and legislation.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.43508
VADER
0.91
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
37.8
Gunning-Fog Score
17.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
32
Sprache Difficult Word Count
37
Arlen Specter
Senator Heinz led the fight against age discrimination by championing legislation to eliminate the requirement that older Americans must retire at age 65, and by ensuring full retirement pay for older workers employed by factories forced to close. During his Chairmanship of the Senate Special Committee on Aging from 1981-1986 and his tenure as Ranking Minority Member from 1987-1991, Senator Heinz used his position to improve health care accessibility and affordability for senior citizens and to reduce fraud and abuse within Federal health care programs. Congress enacted his legislation to provide Medicare recipients a lower cost alternative to fee-for-service medicine, as well as his legislation to add a hospice benefit to the Medicare program.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.13043
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.13043
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.25131
VADER
0.586
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
14.9
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
49
Sprache Difficult Word Count
53
Arlen Specter
John also recognized the great need for nursing home reforms. He was successful in passing legislation mandating that safety measures be implemented in nursing homes and ensuring that nursing home residents cannot be bound and tied to their beds or wheelchairs.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.83333
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.83333
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.03688
VADER
0.915
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45.7
Gunning-Fog Score
16
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.2
Sprache Readability Score
4.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17
Arlen Specter
Mr. President, the John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program will help continue the efforts of Senator Heinz to give our nation's elderly the quality of life they deserve. The program encourages the identification and training of new leadership in aging policy by awarding fellowships to qualified candidates to serve in a Senate office or with a Senate Committee staff. The goal of this program is to advance the development of the public policy in issues affecting senior citizens. Administered by the Heinz Family Foundation in conjunction with the Secretary of the Senate, the program allows fellows to bring their firsthand experience in aging issues to the work of Congress. Heinz fellows who are advocates for aging issues spend a year to help us learn about the effects of Federal policies on our elderly citizens, those who are social workers help us find better ways to protect our nation's elderly from abuse and neglect, and those who are health care providers help us to build a strong health care system that addresses the unique needs of our seniors.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.78846
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.76471
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.76471
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.91365
VADER
0.971
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38.1
Gunning-Fog Score
17.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
68
Sprache Difficult Word Count
55
Arlen Specter
As fellows, senior citizen advocates and aging policy experts not only have the opportunity to use their expertise to facilitate national debate about issues concerning senior citizens, they also prepare themselves to make future contributions to their local communities. The Heinz fellowship enables us to train new leaders in senior citizen advocacy and aging policy. The fellows return to their respective careers with a new understanding about how to work effectively with government, so they may better fulfill their goals as senior citizen advocates.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.78947
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.78947
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.94591
VADER
0.927
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
13.2
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
33
Sprache Difficult Word Count
30
Arlen Specter
The John Heinz Fellowship Program has been a valuable tool for Congress and our communities since its establishment in 1992. The continuation of this vital program will signal a sustained commitment to our nation's elderly. I urge my colleagues to join me in cosponsoring this resolution, and urge its swift adoption. I ask unanimous consent that the text of the legislation be printed in the Record.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
3.04452
VADER
0.863
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.5
Gunning-Fog Score
13.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7
Sprache Readability Score
4.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
26
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
Jeff Bingaman
Mr. President, today I'm very pleased to be joined by Senators Rockefeller, Snowe, and Mikulski in introducing the "Electronic Commerce Extension Establishment Act of 1999." The purpose of this bill is simple -- to ensure that small businesses in every corner of our nation fully participate in the electronic commerce revolution unfolding around us by helping them find and adopt the right e-commerce technology and techniques. It does this by authorizing an "electronic commerce extension" program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology modeled on NIST's existing, highly successful Manufacturing Extension Program.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.81818
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.81818
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.94591
VADER
0.914
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
18.6
Gunning-Fog Score
15.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
45
Sprache Difficult Word Count
39
Jeff Bingaman
Everywhere you look today, e-commerce -- the buying, selling, and even the delivery of goods and services via computer networks -- is starting a revolution in American business. Being so new, precise e-commerce numbers are hard to come by, but by one estimate business to business and business to consumer e-commerce sales in 1998 were $100 billion. If you add in the hardware, software, and services making those sales possible, the number rises to $300 billion. That's comparable to adding another entire automobile industry to the economy in the last few years. Another estimate has business to business e-commerce growing to $1.3 trillion by 2003. Whatever the exact numbers, an amazing change in our economy has begun.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.4
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.4
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.76214
VADER
0.818
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45.2
Gunning-Fog Score
15
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
36
Sprache Difficult Word Count
34
Jeff Bingaman
But the shift to e-commerce is about more than new ways to sell things; it's about new ways to do things. It promises to transform how we do business -- how we design products, manage supply chains and inventories, advertise and distribute goods, et cetera -- and thereby boost productivity, the root of long term improvements in our standard of living. A recent Washington Post piece on Cisco Systems, a major supplier of Internet hardware, notes that Cisco saved $500 million last year by selling its products and buying its supplies online. On sales of $8.5 billion, that helped make for some nice profits. Imagine the productivity and economic growth spurred when more firms get efficiencies like that. And that's the point of this bill, to make sure that small businesses get those benefits too.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.3979
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.69231
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.69231
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.978
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
57.3
Gunning-Fog Score
14
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
42
Sprache Difficult Word Count
47
Jeff Bingaman
Electronic commerce is a new use of information technology and the Internet. Many people, including Alan Greenspan, suspect information technology is the major driver behind the productivity and economic growth we've been enjoying. The crucial verb here is "use." It is the widespread use of a more productive technology that sustains accelerated productivity growth. It was steam engine, not its sales, that powered the industrial revolution. In 1899, only about 5 percent of factory horsepower came from electric motors, even though the technologies had been around for two decades. But by 1920, when electric motors finally accounted for more than half of factory horsepower, they created a surge in industrial productivity as more efficient factory designs became common.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.58779
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.66501
VADER
0.888
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
30.6
Gunning-Fog Score
16.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
40
Sprache Difficult Word Count
40
Jeff Bingaman
Closer to today, in 1987, Nobel Prize winning economist Robert Solow quipped, "We see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics." Well, it looks like the computer has started to show up because more people are using them in more ways, like e-commerce. Information technology producers, companies like Cisco Systems who are, notably, some of the most sophisticated users of IT, are 8 percent of our economy; from 1995 to 1998 they contributed 35 percent of our economic growth. There are also some indications that IT is now improving productivity among companies that only use IT, though economists continue to debate that.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.00148
VADER
0.983
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
37.6
Gunning-Fog Score
18.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
34
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
Jeff Bingaman
But here's the real point. If we are going to sustain this productivity and economic growth, if this is to be more than a one time boost that dies out, we have to spread sophisticated uses of information technology like e-commerce beyond the high tech sector and companies like Cisco Systems and into every corner of the economy, including small businesses. Back in the 1980s we used to debate if it mattered if we made money selling "potato chips or computer chips." But here's the real difference: consuming a lot of potato chips isn't good for you; consuming a lot of computer chips is.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.46667
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.46667
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.93827
VADER
0.907
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
48.9
Gunning-Fog Score
17
Coleman-Liau Index
10.4
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
23
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Jeff Bingaman
I emphasize all this because too often our discussions of government policy, technology, and economic growth dwell on the invention and sale of new technologies, which are crucial, but shortchange the all important, but not terribly glamorous topic of their adoption and use. Extension programs, like the electronic commerce extension program in this bill, are policy aimed at precisely spreading the adoption and use of more productive technology by small businesses.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.84583
VADER
0.767
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
15.9
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
27
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
Jeff Bingaman
Now, with that in mind, the e-commerce revolution creates both opportunities and challenges for small businesses. On the one hand, it will open new markets to them and help them be more efficient. Many of us have seen that cartoon with a dog in front of a computer saying, "On the Internet no one knows you're a dog." Well, on the web, the garage shop can look as good as IBM or GM. On the other hand, the high fixed costs, low marginal costs, and technical sophistication that can sometimes characterize e-commerce, when coupled with a good brand name, may allow larger, more established e-commerce firms to quickly move from market to market. Amazon.com, perhaps the archetype e-commerce firm, has done such a wonderful job of making a huge variety of books widely available that it's been able to expand to CDs, to toys, to electronics, to auctions. Moreover, firms in more rural or isolated areas have suddenly found sophisticated, low cost, previously distant businesses entering their market, and competing with them. Thus, there is considerable risk that many small businesses be left behind in the shift to e-commerce. That would not be good for them, nor for the rest of us, because we all benefit when everyone is more productive and everyone competes.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.48387
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.48387
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.01693
VADER
0.982
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
54.9
Gunning-Fog Score
14.8
Coleman-Liau Index
11.1
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
57
Sprache Difficult Word Count
61
Jeff Bingaman
The root of this problem is the fact that many small firms have a hard time identifying and adopting new technology. They're hard pressed and hard working, but they just don't have the time, people, or money to understand all the different technologies they might use. And, they often don't even know where to turn for help. Thus, while small firms are very flexible, they can be slow to adopt new technology, because they don't know which to use or what to do about it. That's why we have extension programs. Extension programs give small businesses low cost, impartial advice on what technologies are out there and how to use them.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.41176
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.41176
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.82098
VADER
0.624
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
66.9
Gunning-Fog Score
12.1
Coleman-Liau Index
10.9
SMOG Index
11.7
Automated Readability Index
9.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
18
Jeff Bingaman
Extension programs have a long, solid pedigree. They started in 1914, with the Department of Agriculture's Cooperative Extension Service to "extend" the benefits of agricultural research to the farmer. That extension service has played no small part in making the American farmer the most productive in the world. More recently, the competitiveness crisis of the 1980's prompted the creation of the Manufacturing Extension Program, or MEP, at NIST to help small manufacturers find and use the technology they need. NIST has done a good job building and managing MEP's network of more than 70 non-profit centers, in all 50 states, with 2000 experts on call, that has helped over 60,000 manufacturers.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.44444
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.44444
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.89794
VADER
0.772
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.1
Gunning-Fog Score
12.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
39
Sprache Difficult Word Count
38
Jeff Bingaman
Today, the United States is the international leader in e-commerce, but other nations are working to catch up, just like they did in manufacturing. Thus, the time is ripe to solidify our lead in e- commerce and extend it to every part of our economy in every corner of the nation. An electronic commerce extension program will help us do that.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.867
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
49.4
Gunning-Fog Score
13.4
Coleman-Liau Index
10.2
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
4.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Jeff Bingaman
So, what might such a program do? Imagine you're a small specialty foods retailer in rural New Mexico and you see e-commerce as a way to reach more customers. But your specialty is chiles, not computers; imagine all the questions you'd have. How do I sell over the web? Can I buy supplies that way too? How do I keep hackers out of my system? What privacy policies should I follow? How do I use encryption to collect credit card numbers and guarantee customers that I'm who I say I am? Can I electronically integrate my sales orders with instructions to shippers like Federal Express? How might I handle orders from Japan or Holland? Should I band together with other local producers to form a chile cybermall? What servers, software, and telecommunications will I need and how much will it cost? Can I do this via satellite links? Your local e-commerce extension center would answer those questions for you. And, you could trust their advice, because you'd know they were impartial and had no interest in selling you a particular product.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.61905
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.61905
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.35812
VADER
0.905
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
64.1
Gunning-Fog Score
10.6
Coleman-Liau Index
10.9
SMOG Index
11.1
Automated Readability Index
6.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
48
Sprache Difficult Word Count
52
Jeff Bingaman
This bill will lead to the creation of a high quality, nationwide network of non-profit organizations providing that kind of expert advice, analogous to the MEP network NIST runs today, but with a focus on e-commerce and on firms beyond manufacturers. NIST, as part of the Department of Commerce, is a logical choice to run an e- commerce extension program because it's about promoting commerce via technology and standards; recall that the Internet is based on standards for how computers can talk to each other. But the best reason for NIST to do this is that MEP shows they can do it well; that expertise will prove invaluable in getting this new network up and running.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.47368
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.47368
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.9694
VADER
0.922
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
35
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
11.3
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
41
Sprache Difficult Word Count
38
Jeff Bingaman
Similarly, this bill is directly modeled on the MEP authorization. It retains the key features of MEP: a network of centers run by non- profits; strict merit selection; cost sharing where the federal government's share decreases from one half to one third over time; and periodic independent review of each center. In addition, it emphasizes serving small businesses in rural or more isolated areas, so that those businesses can get a leg up on e-commerce too. In short, this legislation takes an approach that has already been proven to work.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0.798
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.2
Gunning-Fog Score
15.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
30
Sprache Difficult Word Count
35
Jeff Bingaman
Practically speaking, if this bill becomes law, I assume NIST, together with its headquarters organization, the Technology Administration, would begin by leveraging their MEP management expertise to start a few e-commerce extension centers and then gradually build out a network separate from MEP. They could also use the study of e-commerce extension resulting from my amendment to the Commerce, State, Justice Appropriations bill the other week. I also want to note that this is a new, separate authorization for an e- commerce extension program because it will have a different focus than MEP and because I do not want it to displace MEP in any way. MEP is a great program. Let's keep it going strong while we build this new e- commerce extension system.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.27273
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.27273
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.51083
VADER
0.9
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
41.8
Gunning-Fog Score
15.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.9
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
37
Sprache Difficult Word Count
32
Jeff Bingaman
Mr. President, I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting this important, timely, and practical piece of legislation. Just as a strong agricultural sector called for an agricultural extension service, and a strong industrial sector called for manufacturing extension, our shift to an information economy calls for electronic commerce extension.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.55556
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.55556
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.927
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
22
Gunning-Fog Score
18.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
23
Sprache Difficult Word Count
20
Jeff Bingaman
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
4.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
78.8
Gunning-Fog Score
5.8
Coleman-Liau Index
8.8
SMOG Index
7.3
Automated Readability Index
2.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6
Sprache Readability Score
2.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
6
Sprache Difficult Word Count
8
Jeff Bingaman
There being no obection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
-0.296
Slightly Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
69
Gunning-Fog Score
8.9
Coleman-Liau Index
9.2
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
6.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.8
Sprache Readability Score
3.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
3
Sprache Difficult Word Count
6
Mike DeWine
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce a bill that would authorize the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods, otherwise known as "ICCVAM." This bill would permanently establish ICCVAM, which currently only exists as a "standing" committee -- so, it could be dismantled at any time. This bill would make it more permanent, thus giving companies and Federal agencies a sense of certainty, and encourage them to make the long term research investments that are required to develop alternative animal toxicology test methods for ICCVAM to review. This will decrease, and may ultimately lead to the end of, the use of animals in testing cosmetics, shampoos, detergents, and other products.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.86667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.86667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.26868
VADER
0.79
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
33.8
Gunning-Fog Score
16.8
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
40
Sprache Difficult Word Count
44
Mike DeWine
ICCVAM was created pursuant to the 1993 National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act's mandate that the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) recommend new processes for Federal agencies' acceptance of alternative toxicology tests using animals. ICCVAM is composed of representatives of 13 Federal agencies that use animals in toxicology research.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.70805
VADER
0.758
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
0.1
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
9.9
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
Mike DeWine
ICCVAM evaluates and recommends improved testing methods and makes it possible for more uniform testing to be adopted across Federal agencies. This legislation maintains the current practice of leaving the ultimate decision of whether or not to adopt the new test method up to each individual Federal agency. For example, a new lab test using a skin substitute has been evaluated and accepted by ICCVAM so that potentially toxic substances can first be tested on this "substitute skin" rather than on an animal. The test is a measure of the ability of a chemical to burn the skin. If the substance tests positive (i.e., burns or irritates the "substitute skin"), then it could be considered to produce skin burns and no animal would be used in further testing. If the substance does not irritate the "artificial skin," then the substance might then be tested on an animal. Ultimately, ICCVAM streamlines the test method validation and approval process by evaluating methods of interest to multiple agencies. By having the same method in place in multiple agencies, it aids in reducing the need to perform multiple animal tests to meet the requirements of various federal agencies. This bill and ICCVAM do not apply to regulations related to medical research. This bill is supported by the Humane Society of the United States, the Doris Day Animal League, Procter & Gamble, the American Humane Association, Colgate-Palmolive Company, the Gillette Company, and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.44828
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.44828
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.92799
VADER
0.929
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
37.3
Gunning-Fog Score
16.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
95
Sprache Difficult Word Count
81
Barbara Boxer
Mr. President, today I am pleased to be joined by my colleague on the Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Smith of Oregon, and by Senator Lautenberg in introducing the International Tuberculosis Control Act.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
0.44
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
29.3
Gunning-Fog Score
7.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
9.2
Sprache Readability Score
3.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Barbara Boxer
This bill speaks to the growing international problem of tuberculosis. That is a disease we thought we had eliminated -- and in fact, in the Western World, we largely did with the development of antibiotics in the 1950s. But the disease is making a comeback. As the World Health Organization (WHO) notes on the back cover of its most recent report on TB, "The tuberculosis epidemic is growing larger and more dangerous each year." According to the WHO, last year, nearly 2 million people died of tuberculosis-related conditions. And -- get this -- the WHO estimates that one-third of the entire world's population is infected with TB.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.05263
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.05263
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.10008
VADER
-0.888
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
50
Gunning-Fog Score
13.9
Coleman-Liau Index
11.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
29
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
Barbara Boxer
Like so many other diseases, it impacts women disproportionately. TB is the world's leading killer of women between the ages of 15 and 44. For women in the primes of their lives, more than twice as many die of tuberculosis than because of war. TB kills three times as many women aged 15-44 as HIV/AIDS, and three times as many as heart disease.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.16667
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.16667
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.31015
VADER
-0.872
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
74.5
Gunning-Fog Score
8.3
Coleman-Liau Index
8.1
SMOG Index
8.2
Automated Readability Index
5.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.7
Sprache Readability Score
3.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
12
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Barbara Boxer
And it is a leading cause of children becoming orphans.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
69.8
Gunning-Fog Score
8
Coleman-Liau Index
10.7
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
4.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.7
Sprache Readability Score
2.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
2
Sprache Difficult Word Count
3
Barbara Boxer
But this is not just a growing international problem. Because of its persistence abroad, it is having a tremendous impact here at home.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.51083
VADER
-0.441
Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
59.1
Gunning-Fog Score
9.8
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
10.3
Automated Readability Index
6.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
2.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
7
Sprache Difficult Word Count
7
Barbara Boxer
TB is an airborne disease. You can get it when someone coughs or sneezes.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-1.60944
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
3.2
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
84.9
Gunning-Fog Score
5.7
Coleman-Liau Index
8.6
SMOG Index
7.3
Automated Readability Index
1.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.7
Sprache Readability Score
2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
3
Sprache Difficult Word Count
6
Barbara Boxer
And with the increased immigration and travel to the United States -- as well as the homeless population, the rate of incarceration, and HIV/ AIDS -- we are seeing it re-emerge in many of our communities. Nearly 40 percent of the TB cases in the United States are attributable to foreign-born individuals.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.58779
VADER
0.832
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
35.6
Gunning-Fog Score
17.3
Coleman-Liau Index
11.5
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Barbara Boxer
We have seen it in my state of California, where local public health officials never thought they would have to worry about TB again. But they are. In 1997, nearly 20,000 TB cases were reported to the Centers for Disease Control. And over 4000 of them -- 20 percent of all TB cases in the United States -- were in California.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
-0.026
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
74.6
Gunning-Fog Score
7.3
Coleman-Liau Index
7.6
SMOG Index
9.7
Automated Readability Index
4.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.9
Sprache Readability Score
3.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
12
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Barbara Boxer
The headline on the March 25 editorial in "The Oakland Tribune" said it best: "We ignore TB at our peril." Public health officials acknowledge that the key to controlling TB at home is to control TB abroad.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.33647
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
64.6
Gunning-Fog Score
11.7
Coleman-Liau Index
9.8
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
8.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.9
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
14
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Barbara Boxer
Fortunately, the experts know what to do -- and it works. TB can be treated and cured. We have seen that in this country.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.94591
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
2.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
92.4
Gunning-Fog Score
3.1
Coleman-Liau Index
7.7
SMOG Index
6.6
Automated Readability Index
1.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.8
Sprache Readability Score
2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
5
Sprache Difficult Word Count
5
Barbara Boxer
But in many other countries where this disease persists, there are numerous barriers that are facing public health officials. For example, the process for screening, detecting, and treating tuberculosis is very lengthy and labor intensive. Also, there is a lack of trained personnel and medicine in those nations with a high incidence of TB.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
-0.318
Somewhat Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46
Gunning-Fog Score
14.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.7
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
24
Barbara Boxer
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Health Organization have begun implementing a program to eliminate these barriers and to treat and control tuberculosis. So far, they have had some success. But the resources are, quite frankly, inadequate.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.45199
VADER
0.737
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
31.5
Gunning-Fog Score
11.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.7
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
20
Barbara Boxer
And they may become even more inadequate in the near future. The WHO is currently developing a global action plan to combat tuberculosis. That plan should be finalized and ready for implementation early in the year 2001. But unless there is a greater global investment of resources, we may have an action plan that does not see much action.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.51083
VADER
-0.094
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
58.5
Gunning-Fog Score
11.3
Coleman-Liau Index
11.4
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
7.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.3
Sprache Readability Score
3.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Barbara Boxer
So the purpose of our bill is two-fold. First, we must raise awareness that TB is still a problem. I suspect that few Americans realize that the disease persists -- not only in other countries, but also right here in the United States. And fewer still realize how easily it can be transmitted.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.25131
VADER
0.654
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
68.9
Gunning-Fog Score
9.1
Coleman-Liau Index
10
SMOG Index
10.8
Automated Readability Index
5.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.8
Sprache Readability Score
3.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
14
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Barbara Boxer
Second, we must increase the resources available to fight this disease in foreign countries.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.33647
VADER
-0.077
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
47.6
Gunning-Fog Score
11.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
11.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.3
Sprache Readability Score
2.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
5
Sprache Difficult Word Count
5
Barbara Boxer
This year, USAID will spend about $12 million on fighting tuberculosis abroad. Under the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, as passed by the Senate, there should be enough funding for USAID to increase that to about $14 million next year.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
-0.052
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
48.2
Gunning-Fog Score
10.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
12
Sprache Difficult Word Count
13
Barbara Boxer
I wanted to increase that even more, and I offered an amendment to the Foreign Operations bill. My amendment, which was accepted, says that if more money overall is provided for foreign aid programs before the appropriations bill becomes law, a top priority should be to provide more money for the infectious disease control program, especially tuberculosis.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.61904
VADER
0.637
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
26.5
Gunning-Fog Score
18.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Barbara Boxer
But, Mr. President, I am not sure that will happen, and even if it does, I do not believe it will be enough. So our bill would authorize $60 million for fiscal year 2001 -- a five-fold increase over current funding levels -- so that USAID can expand the work it has begun.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.497
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
78.6
Gunning-Fog Score
8.5
Coleman-Liau Index
6.9
SMOG Index
7.9
Automated Readability Index
5.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.6
Sprache Readability Score
3.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
9
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Barbara Boxer
Make no mistake, we cannot do this alone. That is why this legislation calls on USAID to coordinate its efforts with the WHO and other organizations and why the bill adopts detection- and cure-rate goals based on the goals established by WHO. This must be a global effort with contributions and participation from nations around the world. But it is also an opportunity for the United States to provide global leadership.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.84583
VADER
0.402
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
52.3
Gunning-Fog Score
12.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
23
Barbara Boxer
Mr. President, this bill is supported by the American Lung Association, Results, the Global Health Council, and Princeton Project 55, an organization formed specifically to fight the international TB problem. I ask unanimous consent that the statements of support from these groups be included in the Record.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.95551
VADER
0.153
Leans Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
41.5
Gunning-Fog Score
11.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.2
Sprache Readability Score
4.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
22
Sprache Difficult Word Count
24
Barbara Boxer
I am pleased to have their support, and I am pleased to have the cosponsorship of my colleagues from Oregon and New Jersey. I hope others will join us in this important bipartisan effort.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.56495
VADER
0.912
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
60.2
Gunning-Fog Score
11.5
Coleman-Liau Index
10.3
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.5
Sprache Readability Score
3.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
10
Sprache Difficult Word Count
9
Barbara Boxer
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that additional material be printed in the Record.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
36.6
Gunning-Fog Score
11.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
10.3
Automated Readability Index
6.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.2
Sprache Readability Score
2.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
7
Sprache Difficult Word Count
8
Gordon Smith
Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleague Senator Boxer in introducing this legislation to help control a deadly and easily communicable disease -- tuberculosis (TB). I, like many of you, thought we had this scourge under control since the development of antibiotics more than 40 years ago.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.95551
VADER
0.893
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
49.9
Gunning-Fog Score
9.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
10.9
Automated Readability Index
6.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.9
Sprache Readability Score
3.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
21
Sprache Difficult Word Count
20
Gordon Smith
However, TB is a real problem here and abroad. It is a disease that knows no borders -- because of the ease of transmission of TB, its growth abroad poses a real public health threat to nations like the United States that had previously controlled TB.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.25131
VADER
0.273
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
58
Gunning-Fog Score
10.8
Coleman-Liau Index
10.4
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
10.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17
Gordon Smith
Our bill will authorize $60 million in FY 2001 to help control this deadly disease. This bill calls for a coordinated effort to wipe out this disease and sets goals for the detection and cure.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.25131
VADER
0.402
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
75.5
Gunning-Fog Score
11.6
Coleman-Liau Index
9.3
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
7.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.9
Sprache Readability Score
3.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
9
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Gordon Smith
The statistics surrounding tuberculosis are terrifying. TB kills almost 2 million people abroad every year. The rate of infection abroad is increasing each year and TB is transmitted as easily as the common cold. Every second someone is infected with TB. Further, TB is the leading killer of women, more than any single cause of maternal mortality. This has an enormous impact on families and the very social fabric of a society. TB is the leading cause of death among HIV- positive individuals. It accounts for almost one-third of AIDS deaths worldwide.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.37949
VADER
-0.927
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
51.3
Gunning-Fog Score
13.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
7.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
31
Sprache Difficult Word Count
33
Gordon Smith
Many TB cases are easily treatable by a six-month antibiotic regimen. Tragically, this regimen is only used in 15% of TB cases worldwide. An untreated person with active TB will infect 10-15 people per year. TB control programs are underfunded and poorly organized in many countries. Since millions of people travel between the U.S. and other nations daily, we must develop stable country-specific programs that will control this disease.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.33647
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.25131
VADER
0.382
Somewhat Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
52.5
Gunning-Fog Score
10.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
10.7
Automated Readability Index
6.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.4
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
27
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
Gordon Smith
I believe that our bill is a good strong step towards ending TB here and abroad and I look forward to working with my colleague from California on this legislation. I ask all my colleagues in the Senate to support his important legislation.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.3979
VADER
0.866
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
55.2
Gunning-Fog Score
12.3
Coleman-Liau Index
11
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.7
Sprache Readability Score
4.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
10
Sprache Difficult Word Count
11
Frank R. Lautenberg
Mr. President, I rise as a proud cosponsor of legislation the Senator from California, Senator Boxer, is introducing today, the "International Tuberculosis Act of 1999." This bill seeks to control the growing international problem of tuberculosis.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0.273
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
20.8
Gunning-Fog Score
10.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.2
Sprache Readability Score
3.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Frank R. Lautenberg
Mr. President, we cannot stand idly by while tuberculosis kills more people worldwide than AIDS and malaria combined, and yet still receives substantially less attention and aid dollars.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
-0.542
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
47.6
Gunning-Fog Score
11.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
11.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.8
Sprache Readability Score
3.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
9
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12
Frank R. Lautenberg
Although the introduction of antibiotics in the 1950's led to the near eradication of tuberculosis, it still plagues many nations throughout the world. In 1993 the World Health Organization declared tuberculosis to be a public health emergency, with an estimated 1,700 million people, or nearly one third of the world's population, infected with the tubercle bacillus. The World Health Organization estimates that eight million people get TB every year, and an estimated 3 million die from the disease annually.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.17647
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.17647
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.33647
VADER
-0.866
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
26.4
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
Frank R. Lautenberg
Mr. President, the registered number of new cases of TB worldwide roughly correlates with economic conditions: the highest incidences are seen in those countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America with the lowest gross national products. We must now face the realization that without much needed aid, most of the countries with a high burden of TB will not be able to reach the targets for TB control established by the World Health Assembly for the year 2000. In human terms, this means that each year millions of lives could be lost due to a preventable and curable disease.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.61904
VADER
-0.859
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
51.8
Gunning-Fog Score
14.3
Coleman-Liau Index
11.8
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
32
Sprache Difficult Word Count
36
Frank R. Lautenberg
Thankfully, Mr. President, efforts to combat this terrible disease have been largely successful inside U.S. borders. In my own State of New Jersey, the number of people with active tuberculosis has declined each year for the past six years. But the problem still persists. Each year over 25,000 people in the United States contract TB. The treat of infection here in America still looms large for anyone who travels abroad or comes into contact with those who have recently traveled outside the United States. This disease does not discriminate: People of all ages, all nationalities and all incomes can get tuberculosis.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.6
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.6
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.29412
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.29412
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.57054
VADER
0.904
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
61.3
Gunning-Fog Score
8.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
10.1
Automated Readability Index
7.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.3
Sprache Readability Score
4.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
31
Sprache Difficult Word Count
32
Frank R. Lautenberg
An airborne disease that can be spread through a simple cough, TB can be carried around the world in a matter of hours on a transcontinental flight. Nearly 40 percent of TB cases in the U.S. are attributable to foreign-born persons. Until TB is eradicated worldwide, no person -- no American -- will ever be safe from its affliction.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.25131
VADER
-0.103
Leans Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
65.8
Gunning-Fog Score
7.4
Coleman-Liau Index
10.2
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
5.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.3
Sprache Readability Score
3.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
14
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Frank R. Lautenberg
Only small steps have been taken to eradicate TB outside the United States. Medical experts estimate that over $1 billion is necessary to control TB. This money will allow scientists and doctors to take the necessary steps to wipe out this disease, much like the world community has already done with malaria and small pox. The longer we wait, the larger the TB population will be. This translates into higher costs to eradicate this debilitating disease. International organizations note that for every dollar spent on prevention, a nation saves between three and four dollars in treatment.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.26826
VADER
0.735
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.1
Gunning-Fog Score
13.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
30
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
Frank R. Lautenberg
Mr. President, TB control efforts have received approximately $12 million a year for the last two fiscal years under USAID's Infectious Disease Initiative to create a TB Global Action Plan. However, this is not enough; an increase in funding is critical if tuberculosis is to be vanquished. The U.S. must do its part.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
-0.148
Leans Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
59.8
Gunning-Fog Score
8
Coleman-Liau Index
11.7
SMOG Index
9.9
Automated Readability Index
5.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.6
Sprache Readability Score
3.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
21
Sprache Difficult Word Count
22
Frank R. Lautenberg
An increase in funding to $60 million for TB would help expedite global action, and give aid officials the necessary resources to develop and implement country specific plans for control programs for nations with a high prevalence of TB. Once a plan is implemented, it is necessary to formulate a systematic program to avoid increases of drug resistant strains of TB.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
0.153
Leans Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
31.6
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
Frank R. Lautenberg
A plan, coordinated with the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health and other organizations, will expand and provide a framework for enhanced direction and coordination of worldwide tuberculosis research activities, translate research results into efficient and effective TB control practices which are applicable to all environments, and engage society and government control programs more quickly and widely.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.85714
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.85714
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.19722
VADER
0.863
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
0
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
10
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
31
Sprache Difficult Word Count
30
Frank R. Lautenberg
The American Lung Association, American Thoracic Society and International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and other renowed organizations support an increase in funding for TB prevention.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
0.612
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
0
Gunning-Fog Score
15.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
10
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
18
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Frank R. Lautenberg
Mr. President, a global TB prevention effort makes sense. The benefits outweigh the costs. Given the importance of a global plan to eradicate TB, and its potential in saving lives, I urge the Senate to approve this bill.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.95551
VADER
0.625
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
63.6
Gunning-Fog Score
9.1
Coleman-Liau Index
11.4
SMOG Index
9.7
Automated Readability Index
5.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.1
Sprache Readability Score
3.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
20
Frank R. Lautenberg
Mr. President, tuberculosis is a global problem. We will never control TB in this country until we control it worldwide, since infectious diseases do not stop at the border. I commend the Senator from California for introducing this important and timely legislation to address tuberculosis effectively now. I hope and believe this bill will gain the support of the full Senate.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.78846
VADER
0.909
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.1
Gunning-Fog Score
10.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
8.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.6
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
23
Sprache Difficult Word Count
23
Frank R. Lautenberg
I yield the floor.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-1.09861
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
0
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
100
Gunning-Fog Score
1.6
Coleman-Liau Index
4.7
SMOG Index
3.3
Automated Readability Index
0
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.1
Sprache Readability Score
1.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
1
Sprache Difficult Word Count
1