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Senate Floor: STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
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Moderation
11 Speakers
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Speakers
Jeff Bingaman Jeff Bingaman said 107 sentences of a total of 423 sentences.
26%
Jeff Bingaman said 2637 words of a total of 9338 words.
29%
Carl Levin Carl Levin said 69 sentences of a total of 423 sentences.
17%
Carl Levin said 1261 words of a total of 9338 words.
14%
Chris Dodd Chris Dodd said 52 sentences of a total of 423 sentences.
13%
Chris Dodd said 1236 words of a total of 9338 words.
14%
Tom Harkin Tom Harkin said 35 sentences of a total of 423 sentences.
9%
Tom Harkin said 678 words of a total of 9338 words.
8%
Jim Bunning Jim Bunning said 20 sentences of a total of 423 sentences.
5%
Jim Bunning said 628 words of a total of 9338 words.
7%
Richard Lugar Richard Lugar said 28 sentences of a total of 423 sentences.
7%
Richard Lugar said 602 words of a total of 9338 words.
7%
Joe Biden Joe Biden said 25 sentences of a total of 423 sentences.
6%
Joe Biden said 558 words of a total of 9338 words.
6%
Dianne Feinstein Dianne Feinstein said 24 sentences of a total of 423 sentences.
6%
Dianne Feinstein said 540 words of a total of 9338 words.
6%
John Warner John Warner said 22 sentences of a total of 423 sentences.
6%
John Warner said 452 words of a total of 9338 words.
5%
Patty Murray Patty Murray said 25 sentences of a total of 423 sentences.
6%
Patty Murray said 382 words of a total of 9338 words.
5%
Debbie Stabenow Debbie Stabenow said 16 sentences of a total of 423 sentences.
4%
Debbie Stabenow said 364 words of a total of 9338 words.
4%
Full Transcript
Jim Bunning
Mr. President, I rise today to re-introduce legislation that is designed to protect the privacy of all Americans from identity theft caused by theft or abuse of an individual's Social Security number, SSN.
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)
0.25131
VADER
0.026
Neutral
Moderation
Harassment
0.0045800272
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0039735703
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0013400459
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0006274829
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0003426541
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0003234503
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0002682719
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.000136629
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
8.28158E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
4.86362E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.433E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Civil Rights
Score:
88.816
Magnitude:
33
Code:
2
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
35.3
Gunning-Fog Score
12.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.7
Sprache Readability Score
4.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17
Jim Bunning
Identity theft is the fastest growing financial crime in the Nation, affecting an estimated 500,000 to 700,000 people annually. Allegations of fraudulent Social Security number use for identity theft increased from 62,000 in 1999 to over 90,000 in 2000 -- this is a 50 percent increase in just one year.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.45199
VADER
0.026
Neutral
Moderation
Harassment
0.4357581958
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.019514517
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0064422915
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0060138253
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0019495445
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0013162345
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0005375603
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0004415802
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
8.65652E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
2.7208E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
6.048E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Law and Crime
Score:
97.097
Magnitude:
43
Code:
12
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
57
Gunning-Fog Score
16.6
Coleman-Liau Index
7.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17
Jim Bunning
It's no wonder why, in Wall Street Journal poll last year, respondents ranked privacy as their number one concern in the 21st century, ahead of wars, terrorism, and environmental disasters.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.58779
VADER
-0.929
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0994723756
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0075660071
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0054377761
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0033518834
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.000176304
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0001706652
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001282039
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
9.6934E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
5.2556E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
5.1072E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
2.3707E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Civil Rights
Score:
87.779
Magnitude:
30
Code:
2
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
35.4
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
11
Sprache Difficult Word Count
13
Jim Bunning
All to often, the first clue someone has that their identity has been stolen comes when retail stores, banks, or credit card companies send letters wanting payment on bad checks or overdue bills that the individual hadn't written or knew nothing about.
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
-0.625
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0700513192
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.013695404
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0028952742
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0018000832
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0010675027
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0001202457
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
7.38413E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.42514E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.2355E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.2175E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
1.124E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Law and Crime
Score:
84.703
Magnitude:
42
Code:
12
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
31.3
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
8
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Jim Bunning
More than 75 percent of the time identity theft cases that take place are "true name" fraud. That is when someone uses your social security number to open new accounts in your name. The common criminal can apply for credit cards, buy a car, obtain personal, business, auto, or real estate loans, do just about anything in your name and you may not even know about it for months or even years. Across the country there are people who can tell you about losing their life savings or having their credit history damaged, simply because someone had obtained their Social Security number and fraudulently assumed their identity.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.3979
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.36842
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.36842
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.73089
VADER
-0.077
Neutral
Moderation
Violence
0.2699513454
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0813574356
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0486624951
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0388390326
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0021465696
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0020145095
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0008362771
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0006816028
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
9.75146E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
8.72766E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.17367E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Law and Crime
Score:
94.888
Magnitude:
106
Code:
12
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
47.6
Gunning-Fog Score
14.4
Coleman-Liau Index
11.8
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
30
Jim Bunning
This bill prohibits the sale of Social Security numbers by the private sector, Federal, State and local government agencies. This bill strengthens existing criminal penalties for enforcement of Social Security number violations to include those by government employees. It amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include Social Security number as part of the information protected under the law, enhances law enforcement authority of the Office of Inspector General, and allows Federal courts to order defendants to make restitution to the Social Security trust funds.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.25131
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.03609
VADER
0.941
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0641069841
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0371648959
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.035338063
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0125097402
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0038644663
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0006400974
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0004537667
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0003105793
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0002112762
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0001836941
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001819431
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Law and Crime
Score:
58.343
Magnitude:
85
Code:
12
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Civil Rights
Score:
24.005
Magnitude:
85
Code:
2
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
15.8
Gunning-Fog Score
19
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
36
Sprache Difficult Word Count
36
Jim Bunning
This bill would also prohibit the display of Social Security numbers on drivers licenses, motor vehicles registration, and other related identification records, like the official Senate ID Card.
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
0.599
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0287945149
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0114243907
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0093752511
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.005949238
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0026646032
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004194045
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001679574
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.000151182
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
5.4563E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
4.86126E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.8142E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Civil Rights
Score:
83.849
Magnitude:
28
Code:
2
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
3.2
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
12
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Jim Bunning
This new legislation reflects a small number of fair and appropriate modifications, including the following: Since the Federal Trade Commission does not have jurisdiction over financial institutions, our bill would now authorize the U.S. Attorney General to issue regulations restricting the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers in the private sector; similar to our provisions affecting the public sector, we make explicit our intent that the prohibition of sale, purchase, or display of Social Security numbers in the private sector would not apply if Social Security numbers are needed to enforce child support obligations; to help prevent other individuals from suffering the same tragic fate as Amy Boyer, we include a new provision that prohibits a person from obtaining or using another person's Social Security number in order to locate that individual with the intent to physically injure or harm the individual or use their identity for an illegal purpose; and we have clarified the provision that would prohibit businesses from denying services to individuals an exception for those businesses that are required by Federal law to submit the individual's Social Security number to the Federal Government.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.70805
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.38889
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.38889
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.79633
VADER
0.128
Leans Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0529739191
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.039771953
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0019359088
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0014474668
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0013945778
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0003251771
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
9.80544E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
4.59009E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.03448E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.23955E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
8.936E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
70.158
Magnitude:
189
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
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
9.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
77
Sprache Difficult Word Count
65
Jim Bunning
I think that it is high time that we get back to the original purpose of the social security number. Social Security numbers were designed to be used to track workers and their earnings so that their benefits could be accurately calculated when a worker retires -- nothing else.
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
0.852
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.0406602572
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0191880681
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0033915487
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0033881024
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0016918801
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0013915821
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0009561937
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0006838719
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
4.07437E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.63782E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
6.0992E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Welfare
Score:
74.803
Magnitude:
49
Code:
13
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#13
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45
Gunning-Fog Score
13.8
Coleman-Liau Index
11.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
12
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12
Jim Bunning
I urge my colleagues to cosponsor this very important piece of legislation.
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
Neutral
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.0817434164
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.045834083
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0055798129
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0044690023
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0036976831
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0022170023
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0011986718
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0011235153
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001426983
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
3.23796E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.31717E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
32.5
Gunning-Fog Score
18.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.9
Sprache Readability Score
2.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
4
Sprache Difficult Word Count
4
Carl Levin
Mr. President, today I am pleased to introduce the Railroad Crossing Delay Reduction Act with Senator Stabenow and Senator Durbin. This legislation requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations within one year to address the safety concerns that arise when trains block traffic at railroad crossings.
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
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.33647
VADER
0.128
Leans Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.060902047
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.018341589
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0044674085
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0012569155
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.000952593
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0002843233
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0002426514
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0001055213
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.66367E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
7.7787E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.1593E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Transportation
Score:
96.478
Magnitude:
62
Code:
10
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#10
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.3
Gunning-Fog Score
9.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.5
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
22
Carl Levin
Sixteen States and many more municipalities have passed statutes and ordinances limiting the amount of time a train is allowed to stop at and thus block a railroad grade crossing. There are specific safety reasons for limiting the time roadways can be blocked by trains. However, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan struck down a Michigan statute regulating the length of time that a train may block a roadway, opening up the safety issues that my bill will address. The ordinance in question prohibited trains from obstructing free passage of any street for longer than five minutes in order to minimize safety problems within communities.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.56495
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.65393
VADER
-0.273
Slightly Negative
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.184315315
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0336173427
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0064363659
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0063805222
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0012866975
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0010691461
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0008982108
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001828822
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001293592
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
7.7271E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
4.594E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
61.617
Magnitude:
38
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Labor
Score:
24.562
Magnitude:
38
Code:
5
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#5
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
50.6
Gunning-Fog Score
13.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
31
Sprache Difficult Word Count
39
Carl Levin
The court concluded that the ordinance was preempted by the Federal Railway Safety Act, FRSA. Unfortunately, there is no Federal regulation addressing the length of time a train may block a grade crossing. That means the State of Michigan and all of its political subdivisions are now without the authority to provide this regulation and have no other remedy. They are urging the passage of Federal legislation to regulate the length of time a train may block a roadway in the interest of public health and safety. They are calling for Federal action to give them relief from the 45 minutes or more that trains are currently sitting in railway crossings and blocking their roadways.
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
-0.379
Somewhat Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0496071414
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0069740367
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0066798515
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0035076868
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0015255005
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0006543576
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0003032409
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001339124
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
7.45885E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.43857E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
3.5382E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Transportation
Score:
88.639
Magnitude:
99
Code:
10
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#10
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
48.1
Gunning-Fog Score
14.8
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
29
Sprache Difficult Word Count
35
Carl Levin
Believe it or not, trains actually stop in the middle of intersections for 45 minutes or longer at a time. I have been given examples of trains in Michigan that have sat for hours at crossings. You can imagine the ramifications of major intersections being completely blocked for so long.
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)
2.3979
VADER
-0.253
Slightly Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0499565096
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0483116979
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0051960938
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0040016646
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0022279984
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0006217875
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0004158618
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0002418539
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
2.75487E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.73159E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.73065E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Transportation
Score:
96.25
Magnitude:
26
Code:
10
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#10
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
52.9
Gunning-Fog Score
12.3
Coleman-Liau Index
11.6
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4
Sprache Readability Score
3.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
10
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12
Carl Levin
This nationwide problem is amplified in Southeast Michigan because of the number of rail lines in the region. For example, this lack of regulation is causing a lot of problems for some of the older municipalities in Michigan as train tracks literally cris-cross their cities. For instance, in Trenton, MI, there is an entire neighborhood that is bordered on one side by water on two sides by train tracks, forming a triangle. If two trains block the tracks at the same time, which has happened, the residents are literally trapped. Worse than the residents being trapped is the fact that ambulances, police and fire trucks are trapped out of town, or delayed in getting to their emergency destinations.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.71429
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.71429
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.46634
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.46667
Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.46667
Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.93827
VADER
-0.978
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.0339173042
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0256136555
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0086560212
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0038176757
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0033086824
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0014851548
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004535876
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0002127114
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
3.74095E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.80635E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
9.238E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Transportation
Score:
95.808
Magnitude:
38
Code:
10
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#10
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
54.7
Gunning-Fog Score
14.2
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
36
Sprache Difficult Word Count
33
Carl Levin
Unless we take action and require the FRA to act, communities with rail crossings are vulnerable. The problems range from the problem of traffic congestion and delays to the literal inability of emergency vehicles to get in or out of a community. Many Michigan cities have railroad crossings at a number of important intersections that, when closed by trains, severely limits their ability to provide emergency service to its residents. Medical emergency crews in Michigan have specifically complained to me that they face the daily problem of trains blocking road traffic. They tell me this has the potential to put in jeopardy their patients best chance of recovery. As we all understand, time is of the essence in emergency situations.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.83321
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.48955
VADER
-0.968
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.2452615183
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.1567984349
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0193255008
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0164267505
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0086986598
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0077869699
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0040154191
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0020958118
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0013472666
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
8.58275E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.0553E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Transportation
Score:
96.804
Magnitude:
84
Code:
10
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#10
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
37.8
Gunning-Fog Score
15.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
42
Sprache Difficult Word Count
38
Carl Levin
Trains blocking railroad crossings also pose a threat for pedestrians and children who may be tempted to crawl under or between rail cars during long waits in order get to or from school. Vehicles may also be tempted to speed around a train before it gets to the crossing in order to avoid long delays. Both situations unnecessarily put lives in danger.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.3979
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.07692
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.07692
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.1431
VADER
-0.891
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.67570596
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.5722810514
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0059679045
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0028463572
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0009829757
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0008836102
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0007962171
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0001064803
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
6.86475E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
4.56487E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.4943E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Transportation
Score:
96.852
Magnitude:
50
Code:
10
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#10
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
57.6
Gunning-Fog Score
10.8
Coleman-Liau Index
11.6
SMOG Index
9.9
Automated Readability Index
10.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
11
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Carl Levin
Michigan businesses have also complained to me that trains have blocked important roads for extensive periods of time during plant shift changes. This has resulted in unnecessary lost wages and lost production when employees cannot get to work.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.45199
VADER
-0.765
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.0582961133
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0410011649
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0276058156
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0058027596
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0049140104
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0023838131
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0009926484
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0008419258
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
3.21891E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.60855E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
4.6623E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
42.8
Gunning-Fog Score
16
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.5
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
11
Sprache Difficult Word Count
13
Carl Levin
Dozens of Michigan's towns and cities have pleaded for Federal action to resolve this intolerable situation and have even passed resolutions in support of this legislation. They include: Charter Township of Huron, City of Lincoln Park, City of Plymouth, City of Riverview, City of Rockwood, City of Southgate, City of Trenton, City of Westland, to name only a few. Our community leaders believe it is essential to the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of their cities that blocked crossings be kept to a reasonable minimum, so that emergency vehicles may have ready access to their citizens.
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)
1.43508
VADER
0.818
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0341048813
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0125084873
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0008030766
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.000648571
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0004594436
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
4.79405E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
1.85021E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
1.554E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
7.2289E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.5443E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.0162E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Transportation
Score:
94.488
Magnitude:
128
Code:
10
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#10
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
25.5
Gunning-Fog Score
18.5
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
39
Carl Levin
The legislation I am introducing today will give the Federal Railroad Administration the push it needs to enact much needed regulations to address this safety problem.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.58779
VADER
0
Neutral
Moderation
Violence
0.035391064
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0189287734
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0124530648
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0070896182
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0007202337
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0003260472
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0002555049
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001720577
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.62232E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.1504E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.9131E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
48.618
Magnitude:
104
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Health
Score:
25.493
Magnitude:
104
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
21
Gunning-Fog Score
16.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
9
Sprache Difficult Word Count
10
Carl Levin
My bill would simply require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations addressing these safety concerns. It is a reasonable approach with nothing controversial or complicated about it. Congressman Dingell has sponsored an identical bill in the House.
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
0.465
Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0347964757
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0059571688
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0056375819
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0043092961
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0020704849
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0016185049
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.000504789
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0003837433
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0003345213
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
9.30184E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
5.88476E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Transportation
Score:
91.334
Magnitude:
63
Code:
10
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#10
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
29.2
Gunning-Fog Score
13.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.3
Sprache Readability Score
3.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
18
Carl Levin
We need to stop the delays and remove potentially dangerous situations by minimizing how long trains can stop at grade crossings. Its time to address this lingering safety concern and reduce the risk to motorists, pedestrians, and citizens at large. This is a very simple bill that aims to stop the abuse of trains unnecessarily blocking railroad crossings. It simply directs the FRA, the agency tasked with overseeing railroad safety, to take action in this area. I hope this legislation will be enacted quickly.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.94444
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.11111
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.11111
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.20067
VADER
-0.93
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0304631307
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0197012865
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0146405175
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0040405943
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0035566765
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0031409611
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0021683538
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0001409784
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
9.1862E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
7.5061E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.1842E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Transportation
Score:
96.814
Magnitude:
65
Code:
10
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#10
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45.8
Gunning-Fog Score
13.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
24
Sprache Difficult Word Count
36
Carl Levin
The Railroad Crossing Delay Reduction Act has the support of local mayors, fire and police departments and emergency organizations. There is currently no Federal limit to how long trains can sit and block railroad crossings. This bill would require that one be instituted, in the name of the public's safety.
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
-0.71
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.3048660699
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0691903755
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.006817004
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0053496024
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0044626991
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0017572969
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0002073554
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0001461449
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
7.89646E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
7.30318E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
4.57774E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
75.108
Magnitude:
63
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
51.2
Gunning-Fog Score
11.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.2
Sprache Readability Score
4.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
14
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Carl Levin
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
0.033123442
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0239526024
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0032148771
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0024757588
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0005215727
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0003505539
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0002783787
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0001656264
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
5.10379E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
2.46916E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.42609E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
86.94
Magnitude:
75
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
73.2
Gunning-Fog Score
8.7
Coleman-Liau Index
7.7
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
4.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5
Sprache Readability Score
3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
4
Sprache Difficult Word Count
6
Debbie Stabenow
Mr. President, I am proud to join my colleague from Michigan, Senator Levin, in introducing the "Railroad Crossing Delay Reduction Act of 2001." Trains needlessly blocking traffic at railroad grade crossings is a longstanding nationwide problem, that puts lives and property at grave risk. When trains unnecessarily block vital intersections, it can cost police, firefighters and emergency medical workers, critical minutes when responding to an emergency situation. They also increase train- automobile accidents, because many motorists dangerously speed through railroad crossing intersections, in an attempt to avoid being delayed for an extended period by an oncoming train. Train blockage also prevents pedestrians, often young children on the way to and from neighborhood schools, from crossing a railroad intersection resulting in pedestrians climbing through trains to reach the other side.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.83321
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.05263
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.05263
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.10008
VADER
-0.958
Very Negative
Moderation
Harassment
0.5300383549
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.077268068
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0195165645
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0181756768
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0063831576
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0059390462
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0037385009
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
5.74005E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
4.51704E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.07203E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
7.1061E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Welfare
Score:
82.282
Magnitude:
126
Code:
13
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#13
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
27.6
Gunning-Fog Score
17
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
45
Sprache Difficult Word Count
50
Debbie Stabenow
Across the country, there are reports that fire trucks, ambulances, and police vehicles have been unnecessarily delayed at train crossings. The loss of a few minutes in an emergency situation can mean the difference between life and death. A fire in a home or business can double in size every 20 seconds, and a person suffering from a heart attack can die after only six minutes without oxygen. In my home State of Michigan, fire and EMS units in Delta Township were blocked by a train for a few extra minutes as a boy burned to death on the other side of the railroad crossing.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.70805
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.44444
Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.44444
Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.89794
VADER
-0.979
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0108813976
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0090770009
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0054478194
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0042869982
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0029369121
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0018496225
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0003202447
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0002744876
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.000101049
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
9.07918E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.25524E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
96.783
Magnitude:
113
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
54.5
Gunning-Fog Score
13.9
Coleman-Liau Index
10.2
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
30
Debbie Stabenow
Last year, a Federal judge in Michigan struck down a State law limiting the amount of time a train can block a crossing on the grounds that it was a Federal issue and involved interstate commerce under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Over 30 communities in Michigan alone have passed resolutions asking for Congress to act on this important safety issue.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.78846
VADER
-0.71
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0054140055
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0021706235
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0007725782
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0005858812
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0005478548
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0001814591
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0001176718
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
6.64931E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.02128E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.2606E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
9.562E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
60.354
Magnitude:
69
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Social Welfare
Score:
27.232
Magnitude:
69
Code:
13
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#13
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
58.4
Gunning-Fog Score
10.8
Coleman-Liau Index
11.7
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.5
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Debbie Stabenow
The "Railroad Crossing Delay Reduction Act of 2001" addresses this important national problem by requiring the Department of Transportation to issue regulations to address these serious safety concerns with respect to trains blocking traffic at railroad grade crossings, and to minimize delays to automobile traffic resulting from these blockages. I urge my Senate colleagues to support this legislation and help address this critical railroad safety issue.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.56495
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.28571
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.28571
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.54654
VADER
0.735
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0181205614
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0143550031
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0021816433
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0011058215
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0005194595
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.000265827
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0002013191
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0001124978
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
8.93571E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
3.96282E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.34726E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
69.397
Magnitude:
37
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
14.4
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
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
28
Jeff Bingaman
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce bipartisan legislation with Senators Lugar, McCain, Corzine, and Lincoln. This legislation is entitled the "Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act of 2001." The purpose of the legislation is to significantly reduce the number of uninsured children and pregnant women by improving outreach to and enrollment of children and by expanding coverage to pregnant women through Medicaid and CHIP.
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
0.893
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0096272743
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0064113359
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0034220091
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.001741973
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0010530285
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0003837374
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001881217
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
3.33539E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
2.63E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
6.4715E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.3894E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Health
Score:
84.292
Magnitude:
168
Code:
3
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#3
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38.6
Gunning-Fog Score
13.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
Jeff Bingaman
An estimated 11 million children under age 19 were without health insurance in 1999, including 129,000 in New Mexico, representing 15 percent of all children in the United States and 22 percent of children in New Mexico. Unfortunately, due to variety of factors, including the lack of knowledge by families about CHIP and bureaucratic barriers to coverage such as lengthy and complex applications, an estimated 6.7 million of our Nation's uninsured children are eligible for but unenrolled in either Medicaid or CHIP.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.33647
VADER
-0.115
Leans Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0348284695
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0067314686
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.003267546
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0030421848
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0014126752
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0008571413
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004618787
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
6.55512E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.39208E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
1.53182E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
8.818E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
19
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
27
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Jeff Bingaman
In addition, an estimated 4.3 million, or 32 percent, of mothers below 200 percent of poverty are uninsured. According to the March of Dimes, "Over 95 percent of all uninsured pregnant women could be covered through a combination of aggressive Medicaid outreach, maximizing coverage for young women through [CHIP], and expanding CHIP to cover income-eligible pregnant women regardless of age." It is a travesty that our Nation ranks 25th in infant mortality and 21st in maternal mortality in the world, which is the worst among developed nations. Our legislation would address the problems related to these issues.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.45199
VADER
-0.923
Very Negative
Moderation
Sexual
0.061447022
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0227192548
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0207169564
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0053476746
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0044924178
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0013551477
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0002130387
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001942681
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.000100146
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
3.97397E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.02135E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Foreign Trade
Score:
52.956
Magnitude:
88
Code:
18
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#18
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Agriculture
Score:
23.779
Magnitude:
88
Code:
4
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
37.4
Gunning-Fog Score
18.4
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
37
Sprache Difficult Word Count
37
Jeff Bingaman
Giving children a healthy start: The legislation provides States with an enhanced Medicaid matching rate to ensure that children eligible for Medicaid or CHIP leave the hospital insured and remain so through the first year of life. The legislation provides States with the option to further extend coverage to pregnant women through Medicaid and CHIP to reduce infant and maternal mortality and low birthweight babies.
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
0.727
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0420806202
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0157281858
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0027180246
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0025933701
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0005181864
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0002095579
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001742737
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
8.3087E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
4.04376E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.90093E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
6.382E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
92.062
Magnitude:
127
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
32
Gunning-Fog Score
17.3
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
21
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26
Jeff Bingaman
Helping children stay healthy: The legislation provides States with an enhanced Medicaid matching rate to reduce the barriers to care for children to keep them healthy throughout their childhood. And, the legislation provides States with the option to increase CHIP eligibility from 200 percent of federal poverty level to 250 percent and to extend coverage to children through age 20.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.77778
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.77778
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.7346
VADER
0.859
Very Positive
Moderation
Harassment
0.0785197422
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0532487815
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.026477981
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0211079983
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0053732438
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.003132442
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001689261
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001504088
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
8.5475E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
5.7034E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
4.1804E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Agriculture
Score:
63.889
Magnitude:
131
Code:
4
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Foreign Trade
Score:
21.761
Magnitude:
131
Code:
18
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#18
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
39.6
Gunning-Fog Score
16.7
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
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
24
Jeff Bingaman
As an example of an imposed barrier to health coverage, as of March of this year, eight States continued to impose an asset test on children and their families prior to receiving Medicaid coverage. This results in a rather burdensome and complicated application in each of these States. For example, in Colorado, the Denver Department of Human Services received 15,330 application for Medicaid and 3,700 were denied for having an asset, such as a car, in 1999. As the Denver Post pointed out, "Acquire an asset more than $1,500, such as a car, and you've traded in health insurance for your children." In addition to creating a high percentage of denials, the imposition of an assets test significantly complicates the Medicaid or CHIP enrollment applications. For example, some States require reporting on everything from whether anyone in the household has any resource such as a checking account, life insurance, burial insurance, a saving account, or any personal items above a certain amount to documenting things such as work income, alimony, child support, interest from savings, CD's, etc. over a period of time, including several months in the past.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.66329
VADER
0.818
Very Positive
Moderation
Harassment
0.0224724892
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0085721862
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0058388512
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0017056471
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0012708088
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.000638144
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0002496426
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001038835
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
4.63621E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.64419E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
1.38586E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
90.749
Magnitude:
49
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38.7
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
63
Sprache Difficult Word Count
63
Jeff Bingaman
This can be a nightmare for some families. In Colorado, of the families that do attempt to fill out the Medicaid or CHIP application, it is estimated that 37 percent of all families are denied coverage because the application is incomplete. In Texas, Medicaid applicants can face a 17-page application, up to 14 forms and up to 20 verifications of those forms.
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)
0.51083
VADER
-0.44
Negative
Moderation
Harassment
0.0633859599
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.00789283
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0026091373
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0017206628
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0006268782
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0003645617
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
7.75971E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
6.98729E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
2.46846E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
8.5822E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.2096E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
79.566
Magnitude:
111
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
51.2
Gunning-Fog Score
15.4
Coleman-Liau Index
10.6
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Jeff Bingaman
As a story in last Friday's Washington Post entitled "Health Coverage for Kids Low-Cost but Little Used," it was noted that about 100 students from Yale Medical School, likely some of our Nation's best and brightest, filled out applications forms as part of their training to enroll families and that not one was able to complete the form adequately. If Yale Medical School students cannot fill out the forms properly, is it any wonder that families across the country are having a difficult time with the bureaucratic paperwork?
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)
1.43508
VADER
0.891
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0165574282
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0097553035
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0048057253
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0042701879
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0033420209
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0006484781
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004629928
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
2.73446E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.96035E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.24265E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
7.85E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
93.908
Magnitude:
189
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
30.5
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
24
Sprache Difficult Word Count
30
Jeff Bingaman
Fortunately, New Mexico eliminated its assets test a few years ago in an effort to simplify its Medicaid application and make it easier for families to apply. According to a recent report by the Kaiser Family Foundation, States that have eliminated the asset test from Medicaid have been able to streamline the eligibility determination process, adopt automated eligibility determination systems, improve the productivity of eligibility workers, establish Medicaid's identity as a health insurance program distinct from welfare, make the enrollment process for families friendlier and more accessible, and achieve Medicaid administrative cost savings.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.48808
VADER
0.952
Very Positive
Moderation
Harassment
0.0673912989
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0653696188
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0313816825
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0289389485
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0033011027
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0014086017
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.000477938
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
4.7002E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
2.4394E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.7512E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
5.54E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
83.63
Magnitude:
90
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
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
9.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
42
Sprache Difficult Word Count
42
Jeff Bingaman
In addition, the State of Texas has enacted legislation in recent days that seeks to simplify its enrollment process.
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
Moderation
Harassment
0.0709421933
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0535160711
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0247042946
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.005667358
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0051436818
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0025599349
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0014721632
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0002822799
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.000268483
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0001857253
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.10761E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
87.751
Magnitude:
67
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
40.6
Gunning-Fog Score
18.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
3.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
8
Sprache Difficult Word Count
10
Jeff Bingaman
And yet, there are also reports from other States such as Kentucky and Idaho that are moving to impose additional bureaucratic barriers to coverage.
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
-0.296
Slightly Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0113729016
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0059369395
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0029244082
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0027038368
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0026240943
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0006750936
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0002820585
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.56266E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.14609E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
4.9972E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
9.429E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
93.585
Magnitude:
145
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
30.9
Gunning-Fog Score
16.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
7
Sprache Difficult Word Count
10
Jeff Bingaman
As the Denver Rocky Mountain News writes, "The logic of erecting such paperwork obstacles escapes us. Government doesn't have to offer insurance to the children of the working poor, but having made the decision to do so, it's hardly fair then to smother the program beneath layers of red tape." There are also problems related to the poor coordination between government agencies that are supposed to serve low-income families.
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
-0.9
Very Negative
Moderation
Harassment
1.3371776789
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0812058221
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0267566211
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0199444999
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0015017758
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0007321891
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0004193217
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0003974844
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0003133798
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.000109893
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.49957E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
93.79
Magnitude:
230
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.6
Gunning-Fog Score
16.2
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
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
Jeff Bingaman
My good friend, Senator Lugar, recognized this very point and successfully passed language in the "Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000" to improve the coordination between the school lunch program and both Medicaid and CHIP. His language makes it easier to disclose information from the school lunch program application to Medicaid and CHIP agencies. Since children that qualify for the school lunch program are almost certainly eligible for either Medicaid or CHIP, this simple but important language is already having an important impact on the enrollment of children into Medicaid or CHIP.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.8
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.84583
VADER
0.89
Very Positive
Moderation
Harassment
0.2387163928
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.1517031807
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.1430234872
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0097574244
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0022252994
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0017977465
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0013951683
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
4.23199E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
3.80413E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
2.60162E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
7.3383E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
93.998
Magnitude:
166
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
29.5
Gunning-Fog Score
18.4
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
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26
Jeff Bingaman
According to a report by Covering Kids, the Albuquerque Public Schools have successfully worked to improve coordination between Medicaid and the school lunch program. As the report reads, "The team's record of success shows that a well-designed process and dedicated staff can make [Medicaid enrollment] work. In August and September of 2000, Albuquerque Public Schools determined 386 children to be presumptively eligible for health coverage. Of these, 371 were enrolled and only 15 were denied. That's a 96 percent acceptance rate. And the numbers are growing." This coordination between Medicaid and the school lunch program is being replicated across the country as a result of Senator Lugar's language. However, we still have a number of problems with regard to coordination between Medicaid and CHIP across the states that this bill seeks to address.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.73333
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.73333
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.6864
VADER
0.927
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0332780299
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0054317483
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0036954338
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0026078937
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0010925352
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0002156477
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001676932
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0001100358
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
5.78863E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.75025E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
3.417E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
91.566
Magnitude:
126
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
54.2
Gunning-Fog Score
10.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
40
Sprache Difficult Word Count
46
Jeff Bingaman
Why is this important? Why should we make additional efforts to reduce the number of uninsured children? According to the American College of Physicians -- American Society of Internal Medicine, uninsured children, compared to the insured, are: up to 6 times more likely to have gone without needed medical, dental or other health care; 2 times more likely to have gone without a physician visit during the previous year; up to 4 times more likely to have delayed seeking medical care; up to 10 times less likely to have a regular source of medical care; 1.7 times less likely to receive medical treatment for asthma; and, up to 30 percent less likely to receive medical attention for any injury.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.64706
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.64706
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.42139
VADER
0.762
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.2147566294
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.1685224823
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0482943869
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.01458107
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0044878623
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0034915971
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0002610848
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001670273
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
8.695E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
3.84604E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.4609E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
95.191
Magnitude:
146
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
33.6
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
11.7
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
33
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Jeff Bingaman
This is equally true of expanded coverage to children and pregnant women in government health programs. In fact, one study has "estimated that the 15 percent rise in the number of children eligible for Medicaid between 1984 and 1992 decreased child mortality by 5 percent." This expansion of coverage for children occurred, I would add, during the Reagan and Bush Administrations, so this is clearly a bipartisan issue that deserves further bipartisan action.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.33647
VADER
0.477
Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0637948106
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.00293256
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0017929868
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0008301135
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0001365511
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
5.36569E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
3.25982E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.38E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
1.55289E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
9.3572E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
5.6508E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
94.504
Magnitude:
104
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38.4
Gunning-Fog Score
16.3
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
23
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26
Jeff Bingaman
We, as a Nation, should be doing much better by our children. It should be unacceptable to all of us that the United States ranks 25th in infant mortality and 21st in maternal mortality in the world.
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
0.402
Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0874838501
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0448764971
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0022141818
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0015344067
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0010233518
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0004250972
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0003464899
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001077732
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.62813E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.13625E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
6.1377E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.2
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
62.3
Gunning-Fog Score
11.7
Coleman-Liau Index
8.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
7.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6
Sprache Readability Score
3.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
12
Sprache Difficult Word Count
11
Jeff Bingaman
Therefore, in addition to seeking to improve health insurance coverage among children, the bill builds off legislation sponsored in the last Congress by Senator Lincoln entitled the "Improved Maternal and Children's Health Coverage Act" and makes an important change to CHIP to allow pregnant women to be covered. Thus, the first two words of our bill, "Start Healthy." Throughout our Nation's history, there has been long-standing Federal policy linking programs for pregnant women and infants, including Medicaid, WIC, and the Maternal Child Health Block Grant. CHIP, unfortunately, failed to provide coverage to pregnant women beyond the age of 18. As a result, it is more likely that children eligible for CHIP are not covered from the moment of birth, and therefore, miss those first critical months of life until their CHIP application is processed. They are also more likely not to have had prenatal care.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.33647
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.48808
VADER
0.772
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0932911062
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0093920018
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0048249891
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0043813099
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
7.96911E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
5.91692E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
3.82185E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
1.96924E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.10085E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.5315E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
1.9042E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Agriculture
Score:
91.179
Magnitude:
61
Code:
4
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
48.9
Gunning-Fog Score
14.1
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
47
Sprache Difficult Word Count
51
Jeff Bingaman
By expanding coverage to pregnant women in the Children's Health Insurance Program, this legislation recognizes the importance of prenatal care to the health and development of a child. As Dr. Alan Waxman of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine notes, "Prenatal care is an important factor in the prevention of birth defects and the prevention of prematurity, the most common causes of infant death and disability. Babies born to women with no prenatal care or late prenatal care are nearly twice as likely to [be] low birthweight or very low birthweight as infants born to women who received early prenatal care." Unfortunately, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Mexico ranked worst in the nation in the percentage of mothers receiving late or no prenatal care last year. The result is often quite costly, both in terms of the health of the mother and child but also in terms of long-term expenses since the result can be chronic, lifelong health problems.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-3.21888
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.18519
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.18519
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.36101
VADER
-0.479
Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0442479941
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0085236861
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0014410719
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0005535351
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0003177225
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
3.57564E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
6.1557E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
5.9771E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
4.34E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.8341E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.055E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Agriculture
Score:
93.041
Magnitude:
62
Code:
4
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
40.7
Gunning-Fog Score
16.5
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
52
Sprache Difficult Word Count
51
Jeff Bingaman
In fact, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, "four of the top 10 most expensive conditions in the hospital are related to care of infants with complications (respiratory distress, prematurity, heart defects, and lack of oxygen)." As a result, in addition to reduced infant mortality and morbidity, the provision to expand coverage of pregnant women and prenatal care can be cost effective.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.66667
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.66667
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.29928
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.07692
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.07692
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.1431
VADER
0.856
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0119880708
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0052994463
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0031006111
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.000672325
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0006109596
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.000507496
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0002861144
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
5.30377E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
1.45387E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
4.4498E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
3.3272E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Agriculture
Score:
88.343
Magnitude:
115
Code:
4
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
20.3
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
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
30
Jeff Bingaman
The Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act also eliminates the unintended Federal incentives through CHIP that covers pregnant women only through the age of 18 and cut off that coverage once the women turn 19 years of age. Should the government tell women that they are more likely to receive prenatal care coverage only if they become pregnant as a teenager?
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.25131
VADER
0.832
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0531261496
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0444383302
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0416246214
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0084528692
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0058210553
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0022166094
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0005873486
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0001006552
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
9.7563E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.85887E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
1.8043E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Agriculture
Score:
80.353
Magnitude:
45
Code:
4
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.7
Gunning-Fog Score
17.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
10
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Jeff Bingaman
I certainly think not, and certainly it is unlikely there is a single Senator that would think it wise to send such a message. This legislation corrects this unfortunate and unintentional policy by allowing pregnant women to be covered through CHIP regardless of age.
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
0.624
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0286268041
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0099627272
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0091389964
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0025101595
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0004554055
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
4.79878E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
3.28762E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.3328E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
7.44E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.115E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
3.71E-8
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Agriculture
Score:
72.306
Magnitude:
36
Code:
4
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
40.3
Gunning-Fog Score
17
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.7
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
10
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Jeff Bingaman
And finally, this legislation imposes no Federal mandates on States to achieve these goals. Rather, through financial incentives, States that adopt "best practices" and less cumbersome enrollment processes for children would be rewarded.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.33647
VADER
0.848
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0060045015
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0034036697
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0010710299
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0010708206
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004018608
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.000367894
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
8.21888E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
3.29711E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
3.594E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.058E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
8.52E-8
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Agriculture
Score:
88.053
Magnitude:
48
Code:
4
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
36.3
Gunning-Fog Score
17.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.5
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
14
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17
Jeff Bingaman
The budget resolution contains $28 billion over 10 years to reduce the number of uninsured in this country. Although the Congress passed CHIP in 1997, 11 million children remain uninsured. It is time we finish the job of ensuring that we, as the President says, "leave no child behind." This bipartisan legislation has already received the endorsement of the following organizations: the March of Dimes, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the National Association of Community Health Centers, the American Hospital Association, the National Association of Children's Hospitals, the Federation of American Health Systems, the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, Catholic Health Association, Premier, Family Voices, the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, the National Health Law Program, the National Association of Social Workers, Every Child By Two, and the United Cerebral Palsy Associations. I urge its passage as soon as possible.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
3.89182
VADER
0.625
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.1725583221
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0040532799
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0027340282
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0023185243
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
3.88931E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
2.20092E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
1.66489E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
4.311E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.7451E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
4.231E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.619E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Agriculture
Score:
93.47
Magnitude:
86
Code:
4
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
1.7
Gunning-Fog Score
16.8
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
65
Sprache Difficult Word Count
54
Jeff Bingaman
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill and a fact sheet 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
0.0327401649
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.001899476
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0018250103
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0006045798
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0005793991
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
7.82767E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.23322E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
8.9635E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
5.8407E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
2.2393E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
9.436E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Agriculture
Score:
64.232
Magnitude:
79
Code:
4
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#4
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
76.2
Gunning-Fog Score
9.7
Coleman-Liau Index
6.8
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
6.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.3
Sprache Readability Score
3.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
4
Sprache Difficult Word Count
7
Chris Dodd
Mr. President, last year 26 Senators cosponsored legislation to help the Cuban people and American farmers and businesses by allowing sales of food and medicine to Cuba. Later, with passage of the FY2001 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, the 106th Congress approved the issuance one year licenses for the sale of food and medicine to Cuba, but placed restrictions on the financing of these sales. This was a beginning, and now we need to expand on this small success by continuing to move forward in constructing bridges to the Cuban people.
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)
1.22378
VADER
0.691
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
47.4
Gunning-Fog Score
14.7
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
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
Chris Dodd
Toward that end, I am today joined by a bipartisan group of my colleagues in introducing the Bridges to the Cuban People Act, an expanded version of the legislation that was passed last year. Among those joining as original cosponsors are Senators Chafee, Leahy, Lugar, Roberts, Baucus, Levin, Boxer, Jeffords, Kennedy, Akaka, Wellstone, Dorgan, Bingaman, and Durbin. This bill comprehensively updates U.S. policy toward Cuba by increasing humanitarian trade between Cuba and the United States, increasing our people-to-people contacts, and enhancing the flexibility of the President with respect to our foreign policy towards Cuba. I would like to take a few moments to outline the various sections of this bill, and to explain to my colleagues the reasons why enactment of this legislation is so vital.
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)
1.75786
VADER
0.902
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.8
Gunning-Fog Score
15.1
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
49
Sprache Difficult Word Count
49
Chris Dodd
First, let me be clear. This new legislation will not end the embargo on Cuba. Rather, this bill creates specific exceptions to the embargo that will allow American farmers and businesses to sell food, medicine, and agricultural equipment to Cuba without the burden of securing annual licenses and will allow our farmers and businesses to use American banks and American financing to conduct these sales. Both of these changes, along with the lifting of shipping restrictions, are designed to allow sales to move forward in a way that is less burdensome to American farmers and businesses. Additionally, this bill would mandate that the President submit a report to Congress each year describing the number and types of sales to Cuba so that we will have some official record of these sales.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.45455
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.45455
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8873
VADER
0.786
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
40.7
Gunning-Fog Score
16.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
35
Sprache Difficult Word Count
38
Chris Dodd
The Building Bridges to the Cuban People Act would also lift the embargo on the exports of goods or services intended for the exclusive use of children. No embargo should include children as its victims, and this provision would allow us to give special attention to children in Cuba.
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)
0.58779
VADER
0.153
Leans Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
49
Gunning-Fog Score
15.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
12
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12
Chris Dodd
This bill also modernizes our approach to Cuba's medical exports. Cuba is currently involved in the development of some medicines that are not available in the United States, such as the Meningitis B vaccine, but that could save American lives. This legislation would allow Cuba, with the approval of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to export to the United States medicines for which there is a medical need in the United States, provided the medicine is not currently being manufactured in our country. In this way we can build on the strong tradition of medical research in Cuba and encourage the free exchange of ideas and experiments between scholars.
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)
1.27297
VADER
0.988
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.6
Gunning-Fog Score
17.6
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
33
Sprache Difficult Word Count
35
Chris Dodd
In addition, this bill will lift restrictions on travel to Cuba. Cuba does not now pose a threat to individual Americans, and it is time to permit our citizens to exercise their constitutional right to travel to Cuba. Surely we do not ban travel to Cuba out of concern for the safety of Americans who might visit the island Nation. Today Americans are free to travel to Iran, the Sudan, Burma, Yugoslavia, and North Korea, but not to Cuba. This is a mistake. American influence, through person- to-person and cultural exchanges, was one of the prime factors in the evolution of our hemisphere from a hemisphere ruled predominantly by authoritarian and military regimes to one where democracy is the rule. Our current policy toward Cuba limits the United States from using our most potent weapon in our effort to combat totalitarianism, and that is our own people. They are some of the best ambassadors we have ever sent anywhere, and the free exchange of ideas between Americans and the Cuban people is one of the best ways to encourage democracy and build bridges between the American and Cuban people.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.71429
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.71429
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.46634
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.36842
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.36842
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.73089
VADER
0.955
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38
Gunning-Fog Score
14.6
Coleman-Liau Index
11.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
59
Sprache Difficult Word Count
53
Chris Dodd
Another provision in this new legislation would allow us to reach out to Cuban students. Under this legislation, scholarships would be provided for Cubans who would like to pursue graduate study in the United States in the areas of public health, public policy, economics, law, or other fields of social science. Throughout our history, educational and cultural exchanges have proven to be valuable tools that lead to understanding and friendship. This scholarship program is a concrete example of the true people-to-people dialogue we should be trying to foster with Cuba.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.934
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38.2
Gunning-Fog Score
16.6
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
37
Chris Dodd
Nor does this legislation ignore the struggle of the Cuban-American population in the United States. Cuban-Americans here have always had the ability to send money to their families in Cuba, but the government imposes restrictions on the total amount of money that can be sent. This legislation would lift these limitations so that Americans would be free to provide whatever assistance they wished to their loved ones.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.11111
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.11111
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.20067
VADER
0.902
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
36.4
Gunning-Fog Score
15.6
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
22
Sprache Difficult Word Count
23
Chris Dodd
And, finally, this bill would modernize the way our policies toward Cuba are codified. At the present time, the President has the authority to waive Title III of the Helms/Burton Act. This legislation would extend the President's authority so that he could also waive Title I, Title II, and Title IV of the Helms/Burton Act, at his discretion. When Helms/Burton was enacted it contained a provision that codified all existing Cuban embargo Executive Orders and regulations, but did not provide for presidential waivers. This lack of waivers severely ties the hands of the Administration if a decision is made to make changes in our policy towards Cuba. The President should have the tools he needs to conduct and modify our foreign policy, and this legislation would give the President the flexibility to shape our relationship with Cuba in a more positive way.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.46667
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.46667
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.93827
VADER
0.476
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
42.9
Gunning-Fog Score
16.3
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
53
Sprache Difficult Word Count
42
Chris Dodd
In conclusion, I believe that this bill will streamline our Cuban policy so that it deals with the realities of the modern age, addresses the needs of our American farmers, patients, and children, while imposing the fewest restrictions on American citizens who wish to have contact with the people of Cuba. The people of Cuba are not our enemy. Our government's quarrel is with Fidel Castro, and our policies should reflect that reality. Without doubt, the Castro regime has denied rights to its citizens, but in our efforts to isolate him, we have built walls that are hampering our goal of bringing democracy to the Cuban people. As a measure that tears down those walls and replaces them with bridges, this legislation is a good starting point for a serious debate about how we can change U.S. policy in order to foster a peaceful transition to democracy on the island of Cuba while alleviating the hardship that our current policy has caused for the 11 million people who reside there. I hope to hold hearings in the near future and will be discussing with the committee leadership dates for the markup of this important legislation. Congressmen Serrano, Leach and more than eighty of their House colleagues have introduced a companion bill in the House today as well. I urge the rest of my colleagues to join us in this endeavor.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.58779
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.27763
VADER
0.895
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
50.8
Gunning-Fog Score
15.1
Coleman-Liau Index
11.8
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
63
Sprache Difficult Word Count
67
Jeff Bingaman
Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Bridges to Cuban People Act of 2001. As many of my colleagues know, I have been vocal in my support of legislation that removes sanctions against the Cuban people. I have supported such legislation for several reasons. First, sanctions ultimately hurt the very people we proclaim we are trying to help. It is obvious by now that barriers that either hinder or prohibit the flow of food and medicine to Cuba do not impact the Castro regime, but rather harms innocent men, women, and children. Second, sanctions are counterproductive to our goal of bringing about change in Cuba. There is no empirical evidence whatsoever that our continued efforts to isolate Cuba has brought about any transformation in the way the Castro regime sees or reacts to the world. Finally, sanctions prevent U.S. firms from exporting to Cuba, allow their counterparts in other countries to make sales our firms cannot, and thus harm the U.S. economic interest.
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)
1.29928
VADER
0.66
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
57
Gunning-Fog Score
11.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
11.5
Automated Readability Index
7.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
50
Sprache Difficult Word Count
48
Jeff Bingaman
I am convinced engagement on all fronts -- social, economic, and political -- will make a substantial difference in Cuba, and it is way past time that we begin that process. The bill today represents another dramatic step forward in our policy in this regard. After considerable debate over the years, we are now seeing consensus emerge among my colleagues on this issue, as indicated by the bi-partisan support for this bill. The components of this legislation -- the unrestricted sales of food, farm equipment, agricultural commodities and medicine, the removal of restrictions on travel, the authorization of scholarships for Cuban students to study in the United States, among others -- are in fact the humanitarian, responsible, and appropriate way to approach Cuba at this time.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.52
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.52
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.923
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
20.9
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
41
Sprache Difficult Word Count
47
Jeff Bingaman
Let me emphasize today, as I have in the past, that the elimination of sanctions on Cuba and the creation of new opportunities for the Cuban people does not imply that I, or the Senate as a whole, agree with the policies and politics of the Castro regime. Quite the contrary. I believe the Castro regime to be distinctly out of touch with current trends in the international system and their own people. I personally deplore the Castro regime's oppressive tactics. The lack of freedom and opportunity in that country stands in direct contrast to most of the countries in the Western Hemisphere and throughout the world. Cuba now stands alone in its inability to allow the growth of democracy, to establish the protection of individual rights, and create a semblance of economic security. It is a political system that should be condemned at every opportunity.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.45199
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.35714
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.35714
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.71912
VADER
0.908
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
44.3
Gunning-Fog Score
14.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
47
Sprache Difficult Word Count
45
Jeff Bingaman
But as a practical matter this legislation suggests that we cannot effectively punish authoritarian regimes through their own people. Cuba is ripe for change, and the best way to achieve positive change is to allow Americans to communicate and associate with the Cuban people on an intensive and ongoing basis, to re-establish cultural activities, and to rebuild economic relations. To allow the Cuban system to remain closed does little to assert United States influence over policy in that country and it does absolutely nothing in terms of creating the foundation for much-needed political economic transformation. The spread of democracy comes from interaction, not isolation.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.2
Leans Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.2
Leans Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.33647
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.66501
VADER
0.944
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
21.1
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
39
Sprache Difficult Word Count
45
Jeff Bingaman
So, I strongly support this bill, and I urge my colleagues to do so as well.
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
0.653
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
79.6
Gunning-Fog Score
8.9
Coleman-Liau Index
5.5
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
3.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.7
Sprache Readability Score
3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
4
Sprache Difficult Word Count
5
Carl Levin
Mr. President, I am today introducing a bill that seeks to provide much needed assistance to our Nation's apple farmers. In the past four years, due to weather related disasters, disease and the dumping of Chinese apple juice concentrate, our Nation's apple producers have lost over $1.4 billion dollars in revenue. This has left many growers on the brink of financial disaster.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.5
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.5
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.95551
VADER
-0.906
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
54.7
Gunning-Fog Score
12.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
21
Sprache Difficult Word Count
23
Carl Levin
In the past three years, Congress has assisted America's farmers by providing substantial assistance to agricultural producers. The U.S. apple industry boasts a long history of self-sufficiency and has long operated without relying upon federally funded farm programs. Last year, Congress, recognized the problems facing apple growers and for the first time ever, provided direct market loss assistance to apple growers.
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
-0.494
Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.2
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
36.9
Gunning-Fog Score
13.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.4
Sprache Readability Score
4.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
23
Sprache Difficult Word Count
24
Carl Levin
Even with this aid, a significant percentage of apply growers are expected to go out of the business this year. Without some type of financial relief, the numbers could indeed be staggering. Studies by economists at Michigan State University estimated U.S. apple growers will lose nearly $500 million this year alone. Such losses threaten to devastate the entire U.S. apple industry. The Michigan Farm Bureau states that the number of those leaving the business in some States is running as high as 30 percent. Assistance is desperately needed to help stabilize not only the production sector but entire communities and subsidiary businesses that are dependent on the apple industry, not only in Michigan, but nationwide.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.42857
Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.42857
Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.78846
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.11111
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.11111
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.21131
VADER
-0.586
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
50.3
Gunning-Fog Score
11.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
36
Sprache Difficult Word Count
40
Carl Levin
The $250 million in assistance we are proposing will help those who depend on the apple industry for their livelihood, and ensure that American apple growers will be able to provide the United States and the world with a quality product that is second to none.
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
0.836
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
27.7
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
11
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
11
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Patty Murray
Mr. President, I rise today to express my strong support for legislation to provide $250 million in emergency payments to apple growers. I would like to thank Senators Levin and Snowe for their leadership on this issue.
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
0.813
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
59.4
Gunning-Fog Score
9.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
10.6
Automated Readability Index
7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.2
Sprache Readability Score
3.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
13
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Patty Murray
Rural communities and agricultural producers have not enjoyed America's recent economic prosperity. Around the Nation, nearly all commodity producers are enduring low prices and trade challenges. In Washington State, these problems are compounded by a severe drought, an energy crisis, and fish listings under the Endangered Species Act.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.42857
Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.42857
Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.78846
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
-0.868
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
21.4
Gunning-Fog Score
15.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.7
Sprache Readability Score
4.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
24
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26
Patty Murray
The combined impact is devastating. Apple growers in my State, from Okanogan County to Walla Walla County, are going bankrupt. Many family farmers have given up hope. On land that has produced high quality fruit for generations, farmers are tearing out orchards. Farmer cooperatives and other businesses that have been a part of rural communities for decades have closed up shop. Local governments have seen tax revenue decline. And non-farm businesses have struggled as consumers no longer have the cash to buy their goods and services.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.26826
VADER
-0.863
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
55.2
Gunning-Fog Score
10.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
11
Automated Readability Index
8.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
24
Sprache Difficult Word Count
34
Patty Murray
In the 106th Congress, we responded. Last year, I worked with my colleagues to pass a $100 million emergency package for apple growers. In 1999, I worked with the Clinton Administration to end the dumping by Chinese companies of non-frozen apple juice concentrate. And on a host of smaller issues, from fighting pests in abandoned orchards, to securing research funding, to breaking down trade barriers, I worked with the industry and other stakeholders to build a stronger foundation for the future.
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
-0.671
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
52.9
Gunning-Fog Score
14.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
32
Sprache Difficult Word Count
36
Patty Murray
We can be proud of what we accomplished. But we still have more to do in the 107th Congress.
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)
1.60944
VADER
0.718
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
90.3
Gunning-Fog Score
5.9
Coleman-Liau Index
5.6
SMOG Index
7.3
Automated Readability Index
0.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3
Sprache Readability Score
2.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
3
Sprache Difficult Word Count
3
Patty Murray
If signed into law, this new legislation will provide $250 million in emergency payments to apple growers nation-wide. This emergency legislation will not save every producer. It will give the industry the financial support it needs to get through another year of disastrous prices. It will also give us the time we need to develop long-term solutions as part of the next farm bill for apple and other specialty crop growers.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.07692
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.07692
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.1431
VADER
-0.747
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
53.9
Gunning-Fog Score
15
Coleman-Liau Index
11.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
18
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Patty Murray
I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. And I urge the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee to work with the sponsors of this bill to provide meaningful assistance to all apple growers.
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)
2.56495
VADER
0.612
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
35.8
Gunning-Fog Score
11.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.9
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Dianne Feinstein
Mr. President, today I am proud to introduce the Aircraft Clean Air Act of 2001. The bill is designed to encourage airlines to keep records of airplane cabin air quality complaints, as well as complaints of illnesses that may be a result of poor air quality.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.45199
VADER
-0.128
Leans Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
69.9
Gunning-Fog Score
9.6
Coleman-Liau Index
10.3
SMOG Index
9.9
Automated Readability Index
7.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.2
Sprache Readability Score
3.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
13
Sprache Difficult Word Count
13
Dianne Feinstein
Airlines are not required to maintain records of passenger and crewmember complaints regarding cabin air quality, even if the passenger or crewmember reports an illness as a result of poor air quality.
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
-0.818
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
26.3
Gunning-Fog Score
19
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
11
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12
Dianne Feinstein
As a result, potentially valuable information is lost to researchers studying cabin air quality.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.33647
VADER
0.202
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
11.3
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.5
Sprache Readability Score
2.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
6
Sprache Difficult Word Count
7
Dianne Feinstein
The Aircraft Clean Air Act allows passengers and crewmembers to submit their complaints directly to the Federal Aviation Administration and requires that the Administration record the complaint and pass it on to the appropriate airline.
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
-0.296
Slightly Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
14.2
Gunning-Fog Score
18.6
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
14
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Dianne Feinstein
The bill requires airlines to maintain records of complaints for ten years.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-1.09861
VADER
-0.402
Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
5.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
74.8
Gunning-Fog Score
4.8
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
3.3
Automated Readability Index
9.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.9
Sprache Readability Score
2.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
4
Sprache Difficult Word Count
6
Dianne Feinstein
If a passenger or crewmember requests mechanical or maintenance records with regard to their complaint, and the passenger or crewmember has had a health care professional verify their symptoms, this legislation requires that the airline provide the requested information within 15 days. If the airline does not comply with the request, it is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day it does not produce the records.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.4
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.4
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.76214
VADER
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
36
Gunning-Fog Score
19
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
24
Dianne Feinstein
Airlines must be ready to provide maintenance records of all chemicals used in or on the plan, from cleaning solvents to hydraulic fluids.
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
0.361
Somewhat Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
51.1
Gunning-Fog Score
14.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.6
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
8
Sprache Difficult Word Count
10
Dianne Feinstein
The traveling public should have access to any chemicals to which they may be exposed.
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)
0.51083
VADER
-0.077
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
56.3
Gunning-Fog Score
14
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5
Sprache Readability Score
2.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
4
Sprache Difficult Word Count
5
Dianne Feinstein
The Aircraft Clean Air Act addresses another issue, as well: aircraft pressurization.
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
0.586
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
39.6
Gunning-Fog Score
11.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.9
Sprache Readability Score
2.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
4
Sprache Difficult Word Count
4
Dianne Feinstein
Planes are currently pressurized to 8,000 feet while in the air. That means that even though the plane is flying at 30,000 feet, the cabin has the same air pressure as it would at 8,000 feet.
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
-0.273
Slightly Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
4.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
100
Gunning-Fog Score
9.9
Coleman-Liau Index
4.9
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
4.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
2.6
Sprache Readability Score
3.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
4
Sprache Difficult Word Count
5
Dianne Feinstein
Airplane manufacturers arrived at the 8,000 figure in the 1960s when commercial air travel was booming. They agreed on the figure after testing the effects of different pressurizations on young, healthy pilots.
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
0.542
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
49.1
Gunning-Fog Score
11.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
10.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
3.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
9
Sprache Difficult Word Count
11
Dianne Feinstein
Because oxygen is absorbed into the blood at a much lower rate in high altitudes, there is speculation that some illnesses experienced during flight are a result of the 8,000 feet pressurization. Commonly reported symptoms such as shortness of breath and numbness in the limbs may be a direct result of the high altitude.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.5
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.5
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.8473
VADER
-0.758
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
48.2
Gunning-Fog Score
17.5
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
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Dianne Feinstein
The Aircraft Clean Air Act directs the Federal Aviation Administration to sponsor an aeromedical research project to determine what cabin altitude limit should provide enough oxygen to passengers and crew.
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)
0.51083
VADER
0.402
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
7.2
Gunning-Fog Score
18.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.9
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
14
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Dianne Feinstein
The bill allows universities to compete to conduct the study, and the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on Air Quality in Passenger Cabins of Commercial Aircraft to select the winner.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.586
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
18.5
Gunning-Fog Score
13.3
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
10
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Dianne Feinstein
Researchers will examine the oxygen saturation in people of different ages, weights, and body types at 5,000 feet through 8,000 feet. The bill directs researchers to determine which altitude provides enough oxygen to ensure that individuals' health is not adversely affected either in the short-term or long-term.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.78846
VADER
0.461
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
44.9
Gunning-Fog Score
18.8
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
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Dianne Feinstein
It is unacceptable that airlines do not maintain records of air quality complaints on their commercial flights. I hope my colleagues will join me in this effort to protect the traveling public and the hardworking men and women who make air travel possible.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
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
0.25
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
51.2
Gunning-Fog Score
15.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
11
Sprache Difficult Word Count
16
Tom Harkin
Mr. President, I am pleased to be joined today by my colleagues, Senator Craig, Senator Bingaman, Senator Murray, Senator Feingold, and Senator Kohl to introduce the Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2001. This legislation addresses the terrible unfairness that exists today in Medicare payment policy.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.33647
VADER
-0.052
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
33.1
Gunning-Fog Score
11.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
9
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
24
Sprache Difficult Word Count
22
Tom Harkin
According to the latest Medicare figures, Medicare payments per beneficiary by State of residence ranged from slightly less than $3,000 to well in excess of $7,000. For example, in Iowa, the average Medicare payment was $2,985, nearly 45 percent less than the national average of $5,364. In Idaho, the average payment is $3,592, only 66 percent of the national average.
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)
0.51083
VADER
0.637
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
58.6
Gunning-Fog Score
14.2
Coleman-Liau Index
8.4
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.9
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
24
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Tom Harkin
This payment inequity is unfair to seniors in Iowa and Idaho, and it is unfair to rural beneficiaries everywhere. The citizens of my home State pay the same Medicare payroll taxes required of every American taxpayer. Yet they get dramatically less in return.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.11111
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.11111
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.20067
VADER
-0.586
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
27
Gunning-Fog Score
13.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.9
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
14
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Tom Harkin
Ironically, rural citizens are not penalized by the Medicare program because they practice inefficient, high cost medicine. The opposite is true. The low payment rates received in rural areas are in large part a result of their historic conservative practice of health care. In the early 1980's rural States' lower-than-average cost were used to justify lower payment rate, and Medicare's payment policies since that time have only widened the gap between low- and high-cost States.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.16667
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.16667
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.31015
VADER
0.153
Leans Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
47.1
Gunning-Fog Score
12.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
26
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Tom Harkin
Two years ago I wrote to the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and I asked them a simple question. I asked their actuaries to estimate for me the impact on Medicare's Trust Funds, which at that time were scheduled to go bankrupt in 2015, if average Medicare payments to all states were the same as Iowa's.
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
0.44
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
56
Gunning-Fog Score
13.3
Coleman-Liau Index
10.3
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Tom Harkin
I've always thought Iowa's reimbursement level was low. But HCFA's answer surprised even me. The actuaries found that if all States were reimbursed at the same rate as Iowa, Medicare would be solvent for at least 75 years, 60 years beyond their projections.
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
-0.052
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
68.3
Gunning-Fog Score
9.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
3.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
12
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
Tom Harkin
I'm not suggesting that all States should be brought down to Iowa's level. But there is no question that the long-term solvency of the Medicare program is of serious national concern. And as Congress considers ways to strengthen and modernize the Medicare program, the issue of unfair payment rates needs to be on the table.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.66667
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.66667
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.29928
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.25131
VADER
-0.511
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
59.5
Gunning-Fog Score
11.8
Coleman-Liau Index
11.8
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Tom Harkin
The bill we are introducing today, the Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2001 sends a clear signal. These historic wrongs must be righted. Before any Medicare reform bill passes Congress, I intend to make sure that rural beneficiaries are guaranteed access to the same quality health care services of their urban counterparts.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.335
VADER
0.872
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
48.4
Gunning-Fog Score
12.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.9
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
20
Tom Harkin
Our legislation does the following: requires HCFA to improve the fairness of payments under the original Medicare fee-for-services system by adjusting payments for items and services so that no State is greater than 105 percent above the national average, and no State is below 95 percent of the national average. An estimated 31 States would benefit under these adjustments, based on the Health Care Financing Administration's projections of the 1999 payment data.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.55556
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.55556
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.893
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
24.1
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
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Tom Harkin
Requires HCFA to improve the fairness of payments to rural practitioners who bill under Medicare Part B by narrowing the range of the Geographic Payment Classification Indices, GPCIs. Currently, there are dramatic geographic differences in payments for physician services with little scientific data to support the disparity. Providers in rural areas are under-compensated. This act would restrict the range for each GPCI so that no GPCI is greater than 1.05 or less than .95 of the standard index of 1.00. Practitioners who work in rural areas will benefit from this change in geographic adjusters.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.45455
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.45455
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8873
VADER
0.818
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.5
Gunning-Fog Score
13.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
38
Sprache Difficult Word Count
33
Tom Harkin
It ensures that beneficiaries are held harmless in both payments and services, ensures budget neutrality, and automatically results in adjustment of Medicare managed care payments to reflect increased equity between rural and urban areas.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.22378
VADER
0.844
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
9.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
18
Tom Harkin
This legislation simply ensures basic fairness in our Medicare payment policy. I urge my Senate colleagues, no matter what State you're from, to consider our bill and join us in supporting this commonsense Medicare reform.
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
0.459
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
39.2
Gunning-Fog Score
13.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
18
Richard Lugar
Mr. President, Senator Biden and I are today introducing a bill to reauthorize appropriations for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 for the Fiscal Years 2002, 2003 and 2004. We are joined in this effort by Senators Chafee, Craig, Kerry, Leahy, Lieberman, Murkowski, Reed and Roberts.
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
9.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
57.7
Gunning-Fog Score
8.8
Coleman-Liau Index
11.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
21
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Richard Lugar
The United States has a significant national interest in protecting tropical forests in developing countries. Tropical forests regulate the hydrological cycle on which world agriculture depends. The genetic diversity contained in tropical forests is important for plant breeding. Twenty-five percent of prescription drugs come from tropical forests. Tropical forests also serve as carbon sinks, storing carbon to mitigate the potential effects of the increase in greenhouse gases on the world's climate. Avoiding tropical deforestation is essential to mitigating the threat of climate change.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.46667
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.46667
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.93827
VADER
0.599
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
31.5
Gunning-Fog Score
17
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
40
Sprache Difficult Word Count
38
Richard Lugar
Worldwide, there is a net loss of thirty million acres of forests every year. The heavy debt burden of many developing countries encourages them to engage in unsustainable exploitation of natural resources in order to generate revenue to service external debt. At the same time, these poor governments tend to have few resources available to set aside and protect key areas.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.99853
VADER
-0.44
Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
36.4
Gunning-Fog Score
17.3
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
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
Richard Lugar
The Tropical Forest Conservation Act addresses the economic pressures on developing countries through "debt for nature" mechanisms that reduce foreign debt while leveraging scarce funds available for international conservation. Specifically, the Act authorizes the President to reduce certain bilateral government debt owed to the United States through three distinct mechanisms: debt buybacks; debt restructuring and reduction; or debt swaps. In return, eligible developing countries with significant tropical forests must establish and place local currencies in tropical forest funds. These funds are managed primarily by local, non-governmental organizations and make grants for projects that are designed to protect or restore tropical forests or to promote their sustainable economic use.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.9
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.9
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.56495
VADER
-0.318
Somewhat Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
13.9
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
9.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
58
Sprache Difficult Word Count
45
Richard Lugar
The debt for nature mechanisms in the Act effectively leverage the limited funds available for international conservation. Under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, the host country places currencies in its tropical forest fund, the value of which typically exceeds the cost to the U.S. Treasury of the debt reduction agreement. Furthermore, because these tropical forest funds have integrity and are broadly supported within the host country, conservation organizations are interested in contributing their own money to them, producing an additional leverage of federal conservation dollars.
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)
1.75786
VADER
0.875
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
23.1
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
36
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
Richard Lugar
Our bill would reauthorize appropriations for the Act for three years, with funding levels of $50 million in Fiscal Year 2002, $75 million in Fiscal year 2003 and $100 million in Fiscal Year 2002.
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
60.4
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
8.1
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
6
Sprache Difficult Word Count
7
Richard Lugar
President Bush has indicated his strong support for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, which is modeled upon President George Herbert Walker Bush's Enterprise for the Americas program as well as upon the Biden-Lugar Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1989. These programs have helped to foster the development of responsible, community-based conservation organizations that are capable of addressing environmental problems at the local level and ensuring successful program implementation.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.85714
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.85714
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.19722
VADER
0.935
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
38
Sprache Difficult Word Count
34
Richard Lugar
The Tropical Forest Conservation Act encourages the repayment of debt owed to the United States government, addresses the cash flow problems of poorer nations, promotes cooperation between governmental and local conservation organizations and helps to save the world's outstanding tropical forests, which are disappearing at an alarming rate.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.22378
VADER
0.866
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
9.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
21
Sprache Difficult Word Count
24
Richard Lugar
It is my understanding that Congressmen Rob Portman and Tom Lantos are introducing identical legislation in the House of Representatives. Senator Biden and I plan to work with our colleagues in the House and Senate toward speedy passage of this three year reauthorization bill.
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
-0.557
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
36.5
Gunning-Fog Score
15.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
18
Richard Lugar
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill and a summary 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
8.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
66.4
Gunning-Fog Score
11.6
Coleman-Liau Index
7.4
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
6.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.3
Sprache Readability Score
3.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
5
Sprache Difficult Word Count
7
Joe Biden
Mr. President, I am pleased to once again join my distinguished colleague from Indiana, Senator Lugar, in introducing legislation to protect the world's significant tropical forests through "debt-for-nature" mechanisms. We have shared a long and fruitful bipartisan relationship on this important issue. I am gratified that we have the bipartisan support of our original cosponsors noted by Senator Lugar.
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)
3.29584
VADER
0.948
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
33.3
Gunning-Fog Score
14.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.3
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
29
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26
Joe Biden
Tropical forests are a cornerstone of the global environment. Figuratively speaking, they are the "lungs" of our planet, and they can help to regulate and mitigate the process of climate change. They guide global patterns of rainfall on which agriculture and fisheries depend. They harbor pharmaceutical treasures that we are just beginning to explore. They are home our planet's widest diversity of plants and animals.
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
0.671
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
50.5
Gunning-Fog Score
12
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
22
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26
Joe Biden
We have a responsibility, a duty, to be good stewards of these essential resources, and it is in our direct economic interest to see that they flourish.
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)
2.56495
VADER
0.71
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
38.4
Gunning-Fog Score
18.2
Coleman-Liau Index
10.8
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
4.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
7
Sprache Difficult Word Count
9
Joe Biden
In 1989, Senator Lugar and I coauthored the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act, which was enacted into law as title VII A of the International Finance and Development Act of 1989 (Public Law 101- 240, December 19, 1989). That Act authorized US AID to use its funds for Debt for Nature swaps. Under the authority of this Act, US AID has used $95 million of its funds to establish environmental endowments totaling $146 million in Costa Rica, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Madagascar, Mexico, Panama and the Philippines.
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)
2.94444
VADER
-0.296
Slightly Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
33.1
Gunning-Fog Score
16.1
Coleman-Liau Index
11.7
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
35
Sprache Difficult Word Count
37
Joe Biden
President Bush's Enterprise for the Americas Initiative (EAI), carried forward this linkage between debt reduction and the generation of local funds to protect the environment. The EAI provided $876 million in debt relief and $154 million in local endowments at a federal cost of $90 million in seven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, El Salvador, Jamaica and Uruguay.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.46634
VADER
0.178
Leans Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
10.4
Gunning-Fog Score
18.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
9.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
32
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
Joe Biden
The Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 extended the debt for nature mechanism of the EAI to the protection of significant tropical forests in lower and middle income developing countries throughout the world, not just those in Latin America and the Caribbean. Furthermore, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA), authorizes the use of two new, no cost "debt-for-nature" models, the Buy Back option and Debt Swap option.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.84615
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.84615
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.12026
VADER
-0.765
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
30.8
Gunning-Fog Score
18.4
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
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
23
Joe Biden
The basic premise behind this series of programs has not changed over the years. Many of the world's important tropical forests are found in countries that do not have the resources to protect them. Their own patterns of economic development and their participation in the international economy place irresistible pressures on them to turn these irreplaceable global resources into quick local cash. One of the important contributors to those pressures is too often the debt those countries owe to us. That is one thing we can do something about.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.83333
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.83333
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.03688
VADER
0.128
Leans Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
48.1
Gunning-Fog Score
13.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
24
Sprache Difficult Word Count
23
Joe Biden
The mechanisms in this bill will allow us to multiply the small dollar cost of writing the debt of those countries off of our books, leveraging substantially more resources to the cause of preserving tropical forests around the world.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
-0.153
Leans Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
37.1
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
8
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12
Joe Biden
I look forward to taking this bill up in the Foreign Relations Committee as soon as possible, and I fully expect it will continue to enjoy the strong support it has had in the past. I also look forward to working with the Administration to provide the funding that the President has called for to implement this program.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.46634
VADER
0.848
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
52
Gunning-Fog Score
13.7
Coleman-Liau Index
10.6
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
13
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
John Warner
Mr. President, today I am pleased to join my colleague in the House of Representatives, Congressman Tom Davis, in introducing legislation that will enable Federal and military retirees to take advantage of premium conversion. Premium conversion allows individuals to pay their health insurance premiums with pre-tax dollars.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.84615
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.84615
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.12026
VADER
0.691
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
21.4
Gunning-Fog Score
17.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.4
Sprache Readability Score
4.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
23
Sprache Difficult Word Count
23
John Warner
This tax benefit was extended last year under a Presidential directive to current Federal employees who participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, saving an average of over $400 per year on their Federal income taxes. It is a benefit already available to many private sector employees, and State and local government employees.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.95551
VADER
0.823
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
19.6
Gunning-Fog Score
19
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
23
Sprache Difficult Word Count
22
John Warner
Although extending this benefit to Federal annuitants has broad support, it requires a legislative change in the tax laws. The legislation I am introducing today will do just that.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.51083
VADER
0.402
Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.3
Gunning-Fog Score
14.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.2
Sprache Readability Score
3.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
10
Sprache Difficult Word Count
13
John Warner
The Federal Employees Health Insurance Premium Conversion Act will provide that the same health insurance premium conversion arrangement afforded to employees in the Executive and Judicial branches of the Federal government, be made available to Federal annuitants.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.46634
VADER
0
Neutral
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
9.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
18
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
John Warner
This year, retirees under the Civil Service Retirement System received a 3.5 percent cost of living adjustment, and those who receive an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System received a 2.5 percent adjustment.
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
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
20.5
Gunning-Fog Score
18.3
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
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
John Warner
This increase in benefits is nearly offset by severe increases in FEHB premiums. In 2000, health premiums increased by an average of 9.3 percent. The Office of Personnel Management reports that a similar increase is expected again this year.
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)
2.56495
VADER
0.691
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
50.5
Gunning-Fog Score
13.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.1
Sprache Readability Score
3.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17
John Warner
I am deeply concerned about increases in Federal Employee Health Benefit premiums in recent years. Health care coverage is provided to over 9 million Federal employees, retirees and their families under FEHBP. Ensuring affordable health care coverage for all Federal employees and their dependents must remain a priority for Congress.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.81818
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.81818
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.94591
VADER
0.889
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
27.5
Gunning-Fog Score
17.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.8
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
22
Sprache Difficult Word Count
20
John Warner
In addition, I am pleased that this bill will also allow uniformed services retiree beneficiaries, their family members and survivors to pay their TRICARE Prime enrollment fees and TRICARE Standard supplemental insurance premiums with pre-tax dollars. TRICARE Standard supplemental insurance premiums paid by active duty personnel are also covered by the legislation which allows for an above the line deduction to benefit active duty personnel and their families.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.927
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
8.7
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
29
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
John Warner
This is a critical issue to many retirees, especially those living on a fixed income. Extending premium conversion will provide much needed relief from the increasing cost of health care insurance. It will help to ensure that more Federal retirees are able to afford continued coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.53846
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.53846
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.898
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
32.5
Gunning-Fog Score
15.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.7
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
23
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
John Warner
I encourage my colleagues to support this critical legislation and show their support of these Federal civilian and military retirees for their dedicated service. 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)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.61904
VADER
0.912
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
35.2
Gunning-Fog Score
17
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17