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Senate Floor: STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
2 Topics
Entities
Moderation
8 Speakers
Entities
No entities found
Moderation
No moderation found
Speakers
Russ Feingold Russ Feingold said 82 sentences of a total of 303 sentences.
28%
Russ Feingold said 1774 words of a total of 6442 words.
28%
Joe Biden Joe Biden said 61 sentences of a total of 303 sentences.
21%
Joe Biden said 1298 words of a total of 6442 words.
21%
Olympia J. Snowe Olympia J. Snowe said 42 sentences of a total of 303 sentences.
14%
Olympia J. Snowe said 1018 words of a total of 6442 words.
16%
Bob Graham Bob Graham said 50 sentences of a total of 303 sentences.
17%
Bob Graham said 861 words of a total of 6442 words.
14%
Orrin Hatch Orrin Hatch said 17 sentences of a total of 303 sentences.
6%
Orrin Hatch said 434 words of a total of 6442 words.
7%
Patrick Leahy Patrick Leahy said 19 sentences of a total of 303 sentences.
7%
Patrick Leahy said 389 words of a total of 6442 words.
7%
Jim Inhofe Jim Inhofe said 17 sentences of a total of 303 sentences.
6%
Jim Inhofe said 341 words of a total of 6442 words.
6%
John McCain John McCain said 15 sentences of a total of 303 sentences.
5%
John McCain said 327 words of a total of 6442 words.
6%
Full Transcript
Bob Graham
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. President, seven years ago, I introduced the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (HRIFA). I introduced HRIFA after Congress enacted the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA). NACARA enabled Nicaraguans and Cubans to become permanent residents and permitted many unsuccessful Central American and Eastern European asylum applicants to seek another form of immigration relief. At the time, Haitians were suffering brutal and widespread political persecution by a ruthless dictatorship. Yet lawmakers opted to exclude Haitian asylum seekers from the NACARA legislation.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.07692
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.07692
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.1431
VADER
-0.66
Very Negative
Moderation
Harassment
8.1119373441
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0453865097
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0307227718
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0208956801
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0046490532
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001515859
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
6.63605E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
5.66318E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
3.25174E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.62746E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.6676E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Issue > Demographics > Immigration
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.082
Code:
14003002
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14003002
Wikidata_id:
Q131288
Wikidata_label:
immigration
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics > Migration
Score:
98
Magnitude:
0.08
Code:
11017000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11017000
Wikidata_id:
Q15064326
Wikidata_label:
immigration policy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Immigration
Score:
94.795
Magnitude:
88
Code:
9
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#9
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Politics > Politics (General)
Score:
72
Magnitude:
0.059
Code:
11024000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11024000
Wikidata_id:
Q11827330
Wikidata_label:
political process
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
16.8
Gunning-Fog Score
13.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
9.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
52
Sprache Difficult Word Count
42
Bob Graham
HRIFA became law with bipartisan support and reversed this grave inequity in U.S. immigration law. It allowed Haitians who had fled political turmoil in their country an opportunity to adjust their status like the opportunity we granted to refuges from other countries. The legislation has been beneficial and nearly 11,000 Haitians have adjusted their status and become legal permanent residents of the United States. However HRIFA contained several flaws that undermine the original intent of the legislation. That is why today I am introducing the HRIFA Improvement Act of 2004. I would like to thank my friend Senator Mike DeWine for taking the lead in co-sponsoring this bill and for his continued support and commitment to fairness in our immigration policy.
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)
1.31568
VADER
0.984
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.5759940017
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.5559670739
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.1639152528
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.1004144666
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.00246172
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0016845241
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0008400932
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0007873223
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0002453626
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0002355782
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.28903E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Issue > Demographics > Immigration
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.163
Code:
14003002
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14003002
Wikidata_id:
Q131288
Wikidata_label:
immigration
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Laws
Score:
96
Magnitude:
0.157
Code:
2006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02006000
Wikidata_id:
Q7748
Wikidata_label:
law
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Immigration
Score:
94.914
Magnitude:
120
Code:
9
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#9
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Politics > Migration
Score:
92
Magnitude:
0.15
Code:
11017000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11017000
Wikidata_id:
Q15064326
Wikidata_label:
immigration policy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics > Politics (General)
Score:
85
Magnitude:
0.138
Code:
11024000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11024000
Wikidata_id:
Q11827330
Wikidata_label:
political process
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Justice and Rights
Score:
80
Magnitude:
0.13
Code:
2007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02007000
Wikidata_id:
Q5167661
Wikidata_label:
justice
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics > Election
Score:
68
Magnitude:
0.111
Code:
11003000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11003000
Wikidata_id:
Q40231
Wikidata_label:
public election
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Judiciary (System of Justice)
Score:
65
Magnitude:
0.106
Code:
2002000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02002000
Wikidata_id:
Q105985
Wikidata_label:
judiciary
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics > Parliament
Score:
62
Magnitude:
0.1
Code:
11009000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11009000
Wikidata_id:
Q35749
Wikidata_label:
parliament
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
44.4
Gunning-Fog Score
13.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
47
Sprache Difficult Word Count
46
Bob Graham
First, this legislation corrects an oversight that disqualified Haitian refugees who entered the country with falsified papers. Some Haitian refugees, like many who have fled repressive governments, used falsified documents to flee their country when it was impossible for them to get travel documents from their dictatorial government.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.3979
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.63599
VADER
-0.785
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0296022277
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0214646905
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0209614489
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0189831961
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0149037864
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0031734115
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0018545026
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0005970618
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.4832E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.59088E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
7.61E-8
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Refugee
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.262
Code:
11011000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11011000
Wikidata_id:
Q131572
Wikidata_label:
refugee
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Immigration
Score:
84.436
Magnitude:
48
Code:
9
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#9
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
22.1
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
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17
Bob Graham
If you look at other immigration legislation, it is clear that the exclusion of Haitian refugees who came here with falsified documents is an oversight. NACARA allowed refugees from a long list of countries, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and a number of others, to adjust their status to legal permanent residence, even if they entered the country with fraudulent documents.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.11111
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.11111
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.20067
VADER
-0.557
Very Negative
Moderation
Harassment > Threatening
2.6340704411
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.4257630091
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.1798316021
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0060233062
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0046589506
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0021841019
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0016400445
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0008012522
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001862404
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0001503773
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
4.35098E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Issue > Demographics > Immigration
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.175
Code:
14003002
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14003002
Wikidata_id:
Q131288
Wikidata_label:
immigration
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics > Migration
Score:
98
Magnitude:
0.17
Code:
11017000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11017000
Wikidata_id:
Q15064326
Wikidata_label:
immigration policy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Immigration
Score:
94.653
Magnitude:
63
Code:
9
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#9
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Politics > Refugee
Score:
85
Magnitude:
0.148
Code:
11011000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11011000
Wikidata_id:
Q131572
Wikidata_label:
refugee
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
15.1
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
26
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
Bob Graham
As result of this oversight, many families and up to 5,000 American children face the possible deportation of a spouse, father or mother who has worked for a decade or more to build a life and a family in the United States. There have been media reports, heart-rending stories, of parents facing the choice between forever leaving their American-born children in their safe communities and schools in the United States or taking them back to a strife-torn Haiti where their parents risk political violence and persecution.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.11111
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.11111
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.20067
VADER
0.318
Somewhat Positive
Moderation
Harassment
0.8117587306
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.1181247062
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0343610911
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0060304679
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.001074118
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001409206
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
7.57534E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
2.17153E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.5593E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
1.9421E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.05E-8
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Issue > Family
Score:
100
Magnitude:
1
Code:
14006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14006000
Wikidata_id:
Q8436
Wikidata_label:
family
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Immigration
Score:
50.153
Magnitude:
85
Code:
9
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#9
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
36.232
Magnitude:
85
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
28.6
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
11.9
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
28
Bob Graham
I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record an Associated Press story from December 29, 2003, called "Flaw in Law threatens Deportation for Haitian Refugees." The piece tells the story of Rigaud Rene, a Haitian political activist now living in Miami. Mr. Rene faces deportation because he fled Haiti in 1994 using doctored documents and is therefore not covered by HRIFA. Since coming here, Mr. Rene has learned English, held down a job and earned his GED degree. He also married and has a one and a half year old American-born son.
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
-0.178
Leans Negative
Moderation
Harassment
0.2667964203
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.1928125275
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0879798608
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0124040816
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0073786687
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0070202033
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0061148996
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0008280301
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0002008397
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
7.11588E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.79485E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Arts, Culture and Entertainment > Literature
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.154
Code:
1010000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01010000
Wikidata_id:
Q8242
Wikidata_label:
literature
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Immigration
Score:
76.897
Magnitude:
90
Code:
9
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#9
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
63.6
Gunning-Fog Score
7.9
Coleman-Liau Index
10.5
SMOG Index
10.7
Automated Readability Index
6.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
36
Sprache Difficult Word Count
37
Bob Graham
If Mr. Rene is deported, he will be forced to take his U.S. citizen son with him or leave him here without any means of support. It is a solomonic choice that Mr. Rene should not have to make, especially because his dilemma is the result of a simple oversight in the law.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.33647
VADER
-0.36
Somewhat Negative
Moderation
Harassment
0.9440752678
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.4574253224
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.1996612176
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0087655666
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0062304272
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0026861573
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0012165961
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0003338278
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0001766168
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001346625
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.094E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Judiciary (System of Justice)
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.058
Code:
2002000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02002000
Wikidata_id:
Q105985
Wikidata_label:
judiciary
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Unrest, Conflicts and War > Civil Unrest
Score:
89
Magnitude:
0.052
Code:
16003000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/16003000
Wikidata_id:
Q686984
Wikidata_label:
civil disorder
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Immigration
Score:
67.536
Magnitude:
54
Code:
9
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#9
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
4.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
81.8
Gunning-Fog Score
8
Coleman-Liau Index
7.2
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
1.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4
Sprache Readability Score
2.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
12
Sprache Difficult Word Count
14
Bob Graham
The difference between the way we treat Haitians and the way we treat refugees from other nations is inconsistent and unfair. The elimination of this kind of inconsistency and unfairness was the primary motivation for the passage of HRIFA in 1998. Clearly, the exclusion of Haitians who entered with falsified documents was an oversight that must now be corrected.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.71429
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.71429
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.46634
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.5
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.5
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.99853
VADER
0.382
Somewhat Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0668696593
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0506224867
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0408004445
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0087596585
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0003554401
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0001820731
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001811656
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
5.86896E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
9.5233E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.8918E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
9.382E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Refugee
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.061
Code:
11011000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11011000
Wikidata_id:
Q131572
Wikidata_label:
refugee
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Immigration
Score:
74.827
Magnitude:
58
Code:
9
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#9
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
43.5
Gunning-Fog Score
16.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Bob Graham
The second purpose of the Improvement Act is to respond to another legislative oversight that left Haitian children and dependents unprotected from "aging out" of HRIFA eligibility. HRIFA allows children and unmarried dependents of approved applicants to adjust to legal permanent residency. However, the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services has taken much longer than was expected to approve the many applicants who had eligible children and dependents when they applied. As a result, many of those who would have been eligible had their parents or guardians been approved earlier have now "aged out" of eligibility or gotten married.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.765
Very Positive
Moderation
Harassment > Threatening
0.3895718139
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.2299461281
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.1184303081
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0031154668
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0011084589
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.000193014
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
8.14727E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
1.75473E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
1.3182E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
4.969E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
4.1E-9
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Issue > Family
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.705
Code:
14006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14006000
Wikidata_id:
Q8436
Wikidata_label:
family
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Immigration
Score:
94.533
Magnitude:
99
Code:
9
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#9
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
22.8
Gunning-Fog Score
18
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
37
Sprache Difficult Word Count
36
Bob Graham
Currently, these "aged out" individuals face the immediate risk of deportation. Their ineligibility is a result solely of administrative delays and is neither their fault nor the intent of HRIFA. The Improvement Act addresses this unforeseen injustice by permitting these individuals to apply for adjustment of status or move to have their cause reopened.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.66667
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.66667
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.29928
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.45199
VADER
0.34
Somewhat Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0177168637
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0165591337
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0131232111
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0005935391
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0003458307
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
6.18702E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
3.22195E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
2.85439E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
6.7275E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
3.828E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.0053E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Law and Crime
Score:
63.276
Magnitude:
54
Code:
12
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
30.3
Gunning-Fog Score
15.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7
Sprache Readability Score
4.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
21
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
Bob Graham
Finally, the HRIFA Improvement Act of 2004 also ensures fairness by extending the protection from deportation to applicants under this Act. This is consistent with the protection extended to applicants under the 1998 HRIFA legislation.
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)
2.3979
VADER
0.459
Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0332508178
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.019391875
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0046788482
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0018053695
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0003893624
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0002903519
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0002060569
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001422065
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
3.94676E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.84007E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
8.1996E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Defense
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.092
Code:
11001000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11001000
Wikidata_id:
Q17991228
Wikidata_label:
national defence
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Law and Crime
Score:
95.627
Magnitude:
33
Code:
12
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Laws
Score:
77
Magnitude:
0.07
Code:
2006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02006000
Wikidata_id:
Q7748
Wikidata_label:
law
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Social Issue
Score:
57
Magnitude:
0.052
Code:
14000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14000000
Wikidata_id:
Q8425
Wikidata_label:
society
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.4
Gunning-Fog Score
17.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.2
Sprache Readability Score
3.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
14
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12
Bob Graham
All those who come to the United States fleeing political persecution and violence deserve to be treated fairly and equally. This country is built on this principle of justice and we should give everyone, regardless of his or her national origin, an equal opportunity. That is what this legislation intends to do.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.38462
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.38462
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.74721
VADER
0.599
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.1850127243
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0556052022
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0117631811
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0086606859
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.008420294
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0022081151
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0003167408
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0001739884
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
7.69011E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
3.88228E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.67589E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Justice and Rights
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.116
Code:
2007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02007000
Wikidata_id:
Q5167661
Wikidata_label:
justice
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Laws
Score:
93
Magnitude:
0.107
Code:
2006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02006000
Wikidata_id:
Q7748
Wikidata_label:
law
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Judiciary (System of Justice)
Score:
79
Magnitude:
0.091
Code:
2002000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02002000
Wikidata_id:
Q105985
Wikidata_label:
judiciary
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > International Law
Score:
77
Magnitude:
0.089
Code:
2011000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02011000
Wikidata_id:
Q4394526
Wikidata_label:
international law
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Unrest, Conflicts and War
Score:
70
Magnitude:
0.081
Code:
16000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/16000000
Wikidata_id:
Q198
Wikidata_label:
war
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Civil Rights
Score:
35.754
Magnitude:
52
Code:
2
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
29.323
Magnitude:
52
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
42.8
Gunning-Fog Score
16.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.4
Sprache Readability Score
4.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Russ Feingold
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Corps of Engineers Modernization and Improvement Act of 2004. I am pleased to be joined by the senior Senator from Arizona, Mr. McCain, who worked with me in the 107th Congress to reform the Corps. I also thank the senior Senator from South Dakota, Mr. Daschle, who, as the Democratic Leader, has long supported Corps reform, for cosponsoring this legislation today.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.56495
VADER
0.866
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
2.0572569221
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0666594307
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0509305042
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.010003386
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0076033124
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.006305999
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0018244342
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0010044691
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0008200412
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0004188737
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
5.61119E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Parliament
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.177
Code:
11009000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11009000
Wikidata_id:
Q35749
Wikidata_label:
parliament
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Civil Rights
Score:
95.03
Magnitude:
71
Code:
2
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.2
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
56.6
Gunning-Fog Score
8.1
Coleman-Liau Index
11.7
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
6.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.2
Sprache Readability Score
4.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
29
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26
Russ Feingold
As we debate the budget resolution this week, we cannot ignore the record-breaking deficits that the Nation faces. Fiscal responsibility has never been so important. This legislation provides Congress with a unique opportunity to underscore our commitment to that goal. Time and time again we have heard that fiscal responsibility and environmental protection are mutually exclusive. Through this legislation, however, we can save taxpayers billions of dollars and protect the environment. As evidence of this unique opportunity, this bill is supported by Taxpayers for Common$ense, the National Taxpayers Union, the National Wildlife Federation, American Rivers, the Corps Reform Network, and Earthjustice.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.52381
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.52381
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.919
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0082918079
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0024493838
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.002017326
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.000686246
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0002021844
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0002016154
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
3.76432E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.19575E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
2.6822E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
9.129E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
9.0E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Politics > State Budget and Tax
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.465
Code:
11013000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11013000
Wikidata_id:
Q271855
Wikidata_label:
government budget
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
31.124
Magnitude:
72
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Civil Rights
Score:
29.772
Magnitude:
72
Code:
2
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
18.7
Gunning-Fog Score
15.8
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
43
Sprache Difficult Word Count
40
Russ Feingold
Reforming the Army Corps of Engineers will be a difficult task for Congress. It involves restoring credibility and accountability to a Federal agency rocked by scandals and constrained by endlessly growing authorizations and a gloomy federal fiscal picture, and yet an agency that Wisconsin, and many other states across the country, have come to rely upon. From the Great Lakes to the mighty Mississippi, the Corps is involved in providing aid to navigation, environmental remediation, water control and a variety of other services in my state alone.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.17647
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.17647
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.33647
VADER
-0.178
Leans Negative
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.0031010015
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0022300326
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0018792653
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0017284865
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0002626023
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001818191
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0001808296
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
3.23572E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.04463E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.39036E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
7.7028E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Social Issue > Welfare
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.097
Code:
14015000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14015000
Wikidata_id:
Q12002092
Wikidata_label:
welfare
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Civil Rights
Score:
87.828
Magnitude:
100
Code:
2
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
18.9
Gunning-Fog Score
18.5
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
32
Sprache Difficult Word Count
36
Russ Feingold
My office has strong working relationships with the Detroit, Rock Island, and St. Paul District Offices that service Wisconsin, and I want the fiscal and management cloud over the Corps to dissipate so that the Corps can continue to contribute to our environment and our economy.
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
0.557
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0398713368
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0365200918
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0024918991
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0010971848
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0008424937
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0007764078
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0007462806
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001848016
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
5.33522E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.63015E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
9.8109E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Arts, Culture and Entertainment > Music > Rock and Roll Music
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.084
Code:
1011006
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01011006
Wikidata_id:
Q11399
Wikidata_label:
rock music
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Civil Rights
Score:
94.348
Magnitude:
92
Code:
2
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Social Issue > Family > Courtship
Score:
64
Magnitude:
0.054
Code:
14006006
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14006006
Wikidata_id:
Q376596
Wikidata_label:
courtship
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45.6
Gunning-Fog Score
15.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.6
Sprache Readability Score
4.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
18
Russ Feingold
This legislation evolved from my experience in seeking to offer an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to create independent review of Army Corps of Engineers' projects. In response to my initiative, the bill's managers, which included the former Senator from New Hampshire, Senator Bob Smith, and the senior Senator from Montana, Mr. Baucus, adopted an amendment as part of their managers' package to require a National Academy of Sciences study on the issue of peer review of Corps projects.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.77778
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.77778
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.7346
VADER
0.273
Slightly Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0162475466
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0124083774
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0014610023
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0010547663
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0008332003
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.000166442
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
7.20887E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
6.4556E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
6.04672E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
5.82981E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.48384E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Parliament
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.182
Code:
11009000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11009000
Wikidata_id:
Q35749
Wikidata_label:
parliament
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Education
Score:
90.994
Magnitude:
59
Code:
6
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#6
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Politics > Defense
Score:
54
Magnitude:
0.097
Code:
11001000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11001000
Wikidata_id:
Q17991228
Wikidata_label:
national defence
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
28.9
Gunning-Fog Score
16.8
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
37
Sprache Difficult Word Count
38
Russ Feingold
The bill I introduce today includes many provisions that were included in two bills, one of which I authored and the other I cosponsored, in the 107th Congress. It codifies the idea of independent review of the Corps, which was investigated through the 2000 Water Resources bill. It also provides a mechanism to speed up completion of construction for good Corps projects with large public benefits by deauthorizing low priority and economically wasteful projects.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.77778
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.77778
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.7346
VADER
0.527
Very Positive
Moderation
Sexual
0.0060569673
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0033814078
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0026451691
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0002018457
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0001121256
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
9.87564E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
2.84913E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
7.8974E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
4.9593E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.6974E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
6.685E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Education
Score:
65.546
Magnitude:
59
Code:
6
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#6
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.3
Gunning-Fog Score
18
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
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
Russ Feingold
I will note, however, that this is not the first time that the Congress has realized that the Corps needs to be reformed because of its association with pork projects. In 1836, a House Ways and Means Committee report discovered that at least 25 Corps projects were over budget. In its report, the Committee noted that Congress must ensure that the Corps institutes "actual reform, in the further prosecution of public works." In 1902, Congress created a review board to determine whether Corps projects were justified. The review board was dismantled just over a decade ago, and the Corps is still linked with wasteful spending. Here we are, more than 100 years later, talking about the same issue.
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)
0.61904
VADER
0.477
Positive
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.0368520065
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0261856068
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0086314081
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0039195227
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0032853874
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0013498258
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004441536
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0002199195
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
3.3809E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.66596E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
8.492E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Construction and Property
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.076
Code:
4004000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04004000
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Education > School
Score:
91
Magnitude:
0.069
Code:
5005000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/05005000
Wikidata_id:
Q3914
Wikidata_label:
school
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Education
Score:
88.625
Magnitude:
187
Code:
6
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#6
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
65
Gunning-Fog Score
11.3
Coleman-Liau Index
11.7
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
10.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
36
Sprache Difficult Word Count
33
Russ Feingold
The reality is that the underlying problem is not with the Corps, the problem is with Congress. All too often Members of Congress have seen Corps projects as a way to bring home the bacon, rather than ensuring that taxpayers get the most bang for their federal buck.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.33647
VADER
-0.511
Very Negative
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.0364458712
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0167354068
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0060690978
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0009238717
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.000305503
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001836232
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0001775863
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
3.22606E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.58079E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
7.7069E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
3.345E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Education
Score:
73.614
Magnitude:
62
Code:
6
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#6
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
62.6
Gunning-Fog Score
13.8
Coleman-Liau Index
10.6
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.5
Sprache Readability Score
4.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
13
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12
Russ Feingold
This bill puts forth bold, comprehensive reform measures. It modernizes the Corps project planning guidelines, which have not been updated since 1983. It requires the Corps to use sound science in estimating the costs and evaluating the needs for water resources projects. The bill clarifies that the national economic development and environmental protection are co-equal goals of the Corps. Furthermore, the Corps must use current discount rates when determining the costs and benefits of projects. Several Corps projects are justified using a discount rate formula established in 1974, not the current government- wide discount rate promulgated by the Office of Management and Budget. By using this outdated discount rate formula, the Corps often overestimates project benefits and underestimates project costs.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.58779
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.41369
VADER
0.883
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0055929278
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0041290405
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0012687829
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0011418402
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001114469
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0001065056
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001018212
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
5.1244E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.8935E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
1.3028E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
7.756E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Politics > State Budget and Tax
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.225
Code:
11013000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11013000
Wikidata_id:
Q271855
Wikidata_label:
government budget
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
39.7
Gunning-Fog Score
15.8
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
52
Sprache Difficult Word Count
44
Russ Feingold
This legislation also requires that a water resource project's benefits must be 1.5 times greater than the costs to the taxpayer. According to a 2002 study of the Corps backlog of projects, at least 60 Corps projects, whose combined costs total $4.6 billion, do not meet this 1.5 to 1 benefit-cost ratio. Thus, this benefit-cost ratio will save the taxpayer billions of dollars. The bill also mandates Federal- local cost sharing of inland waterways, flood control, and future beach renourishment projects, and reduces the Federal cost burden of these projects.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0.802
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.024780634
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0147309373
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0111734989
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0025835259
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0020572586
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0006167198
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0005833539
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0002735852
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0002359578
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
6.89295E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.86913E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.162
Code:
4000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04000000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
52
Gunning-Fog Score
15.3
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
37
Sprache Difficult Word Count
32
Russ Feingold
While the bill assumes a flat 50 percent cost-share for flood control projects, my home state of Wisconsin has been on the forefront of responsible flood plain management and also happens to be home to the Association of State Flood Plain Managers. As Congress considers the issue of Corps reform and the Water Resources Development Act, I hope my colleagues will take a closer look at the issue of a sliding cost scale. We should explore the possibility of creating incentives for communities with cutting-edge flood plain management practices to reduce their local share for projects.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.68421
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.68421
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.5506
VADER
0.872
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence > Graphic
0.0390374742
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0064955901
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0041090469
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0003977092
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0001667108
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001542604
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
9.68696E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
8.27905E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
4.90744E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
1.38833E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
4.3868E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Disaster and Accident > Meteorological Disaster
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.237
Code:
3007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/03007000
Wikidata_id:
Q6823473
Wikidata_label:
meteorological disaster
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Disaster and Accident > Flood
Score:
95
Magnitude:
0.226
Code:
3005000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/03005000
Wikidata_id:
Q8068
Wikidata_label:
flood
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Technology
Score:
28.931
Magnitude:
78
Code:
17
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#17
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Culture
Score:
26.185
Magnitude:
78
Code:
23
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#23
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
43.3
Gunning-Fog Score
16.7
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
30
Sprache Difficult Word Count
36
Russ Feingold
The bill requires independent review of Corps projects. The National Academy of Sciences, the General Accounting Office, and even the Inspector General of the Army agree that independent review is an essential step to assuring that each Corps project is economically justified. Independent review will apply to projects in the following circumstances: 1. the project has costs greater than $25 million, including mitigation costs; 2. the Governor of a state that is affected by the project requests a panel; 3. the head of a Federal agency charged with reviewing the project determines that the project is likely to have a significant adverse environmental or cultural impact; or 4. the Secretary of the Army determines that the project is controversial. Any party can request that the Secretary make a determination of whether the project is controversial.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.58779
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.86904
VADER
0.84
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0192647873
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.002804494
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0024852421
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0022628372
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0010267576
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001436567
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001388276
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.53524E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
2.39647E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
5.1127E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
5.54E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Environmental Issue > Renewable Energy
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.309
Code:
6001000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06001000
Wikidata_id:
Q12705
Wikidata_label:
renewable energy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Education
Score:
84.094
Magnitude:
84
Code:
6
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#6
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Politics > Defense
Score:
74
Magnitude:
0.23
Code:
11001000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11001000
Wikidata_id:
Q17991228
Wikidata_label:
national defence
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Environmental Issue > Nature
Score:
58
Magnitude:
0.181
Code:
6007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06007000
Wikidata_id:
Q7860
Wikidata_label:
nature
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
36.2
Gunning-Fog Score
13.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
51
Sprache Difficult Word Count
47
Russ Feingold
This bill also creates a Director of Independent Review within the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of the Army. The Director is responsible for empaneling experts to review projects. The Secretary is required to respond to the panel's report and explain the extent to which a final report addresses the panel's concerns. The panel report and the underlying data that the Corps uses to justify the project will be made available to the public.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.77778
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.77778
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.7346
VADER
0.527
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0179463954
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0104060702
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.004859344
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0006355573
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0004738168
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0001038213
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
8.59405E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
3.73265E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
1.3093E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
5.244E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
2.469E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Computing and Information Technology > Software
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.114
Code:
4003005
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04003005
Wikidata_id:
Q7397
Wikidata_label:
software
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics > Defense
Score:
93
Magnitude:
0.107
Code:
11001000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11001000
Wikidata_id:
Q17991228
Wikidata_label:
national defence
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance
Score:
84
Magnitude:
0.096
Code:
4000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04000000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics > Defense > Armed Forces
Score:
77
Magnitude:
0.088
Code:
11001004
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11001004
Wikidata_id:
Q772547
Wikidata_label:
armed forces
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics
Score:
63
Magnitude:
0.072
Code:
11000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11000000
Wikidata_id:
Q7163
Wikidata_label:
politics
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
58.998
Magnitude:
110
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Labor > Employer
Score:
58
Magnitude:
0.066
Code:
9015000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/09015000
Wikidata_id:
Q3053337
Wikidata_label:
employer
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
43.4
Gunning-Fog Score
10.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
26
Sprache Difficult Word Count
30
Russ Feingold
The bill also requires strong environmental protection measures. The Corps is required to mitigate the environmental impacts of its projects in a variety of ways, including by avoiding damaging wetlands in the first place and either holding other lands or constructing wetlands elsewhere when it cannot avoid destroying them. The Corps requires private developers to meet this standard when they construct projects as a condition of receiving a federal permit, and I think the Federal Government should live up to the same standards. Too often, the Corps does not complete required mitigation and enhances environmental risks.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.2
Leans Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.2
Leans Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.33647
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
-0.337
Somewhat Negative
Moderation
Harassment
0.2199214185
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0455265807
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.019600727
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0153686327
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0043566073
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0019836432
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0011303093
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0002314942
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0002187998
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001806233
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
9.17714E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Environmental Issue > Nature
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.151
Code:
6007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06007000
Wikidata_id:
Q7860
Wikidata_label:
nature
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Environmental Issue
Score:
58
Magnitude:
0.087
Code:
6000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06000000
Wikidata_id:
Q43619
Wikidata_label:
natural environment
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Environmental Issue > Natural Resources > Wetlands
Score:
53
Magnitude:
0.081
Code:
6006004
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06006004
Wikidata_id:
Q170321
Wikidata_label:
wetland
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Law and Crime
Score:
41.424
Magnitude:
102
Code:
12
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Government Operations
Score:
33.257
Magnitude:
102
Code:
20
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#20
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.4
Gunning-Fog Score
17.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
39
Sprache Difficult Word Count
34
Russ Feingold
I feel very strongly that mitigation must be completed, that the true costs of mitigation should be accounted for in Corps projects, and that the public should be able to track the progress of mitigation projects. The bill requires the Corps to develop a detailed mitigation plan for each water resources project, and conduct monitoring to demonstrate that the mitigation is working. In addition, the concurrent mitigation requirements of this bill would actually reduce the total mitigation costs by ensuring the purchase of mitigation lands as soon as possible.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.95551
VADER
0.843
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0280950888
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0164936268
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.016071384
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0017193113
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.000562371
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004013973
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.000308695
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.68088E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
8.7475E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
8.916E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
5.382E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
97.632
Magnitude:
54
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
29.4
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
33
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
Russ Feingold
This bill streamlines the existing automatic deauthorization process. Estimates of the project backlog runs from $58 billion to $41 billion. Under the bill a project authorized for construction but never started is deauthorized if it is denied appropriations funds towards completion of construction for five straight years. In addition, a project that has begun construction but been denied appropriations funds towards completion for three straight years is deauthorized. The bill also preserves congressional prerogatives over setting the Corps' construction priorities by allowing Congress a chance to reauthorize any of these projects before they are automatically deauthorized. This process will be transparent to all interests, because the bill requires the Corps to make a list of projects in the construction backlog available to Congress and the public at large.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.56495
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.86667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.86667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.26868
VADER
0
Neutral
Moderation
Violence
0.018162145
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0025430438
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0020344103
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0012320749
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0005695614
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0002990839
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0001323105
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
3.21589E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
2.71267E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.37641E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
7.065E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
97.282
Magnitude:
66
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
33.8
Gunning-Fog Score
17.6
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
50
Sprache Difficult Word Count
36
Russ Feingold
In the past decade, the Corps has routinely strayed from its mission of flood control, navigation, and environmental protection. This legislation also requires that the Corps stick with its primary missions and that any water project that does not have the Corps' primary mission of flood control, navigation, or environmental protection as its main objective will be deauthorized.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.45199
VADER
0
Neutral
Moderation
Violence
0.007703172
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0024887713
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0018504499
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0007734207
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.000369436
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0003149354
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0003139335
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0001636008
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0001184302
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
8.87188E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.35411E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Disaster and Accident > Flood
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.155
Code:
3005000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/03005000
Wikidata_id:
Q8068
Wikidata_label:
flood
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Environmental Issue > Nature
Score:
97
Magnitude:
0.151
Code:
6007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06007000
Wikidata_id:
Q7860
Wikidata_label:
nature
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics > Defense
Score:
60
Magnitude:
0.093
Code:
11001000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11001000
Wikidata_id:
Q17991228
Wikidata_label:
national defence
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
47.267
Magnitude:
60
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
27.2
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
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
18
Russ Feingold
This legislation will bring out comprehensive revision of the project review and authorization procedures at the Army Corps of Engineers. My goals for the Corps are to increase transparency and accountability, to ensure fiscal responsibility, and to allow greater stakeholder involvement in their projects. I remain committed to these goals, and to seeing Corps Reform enacted as part of this Congress's Water Resources bill.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.77778
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.77778
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.7346
VADER
0.886
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.0753727683
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.006857964
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0058181085
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0016770242
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0015907844
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0002832121
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001579214
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0001241841
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
6.25832E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.58667E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.8616E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Defense
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.085
Code:
11001000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11001000
Wikidata_id:
Q17991228
Wikidata_label:
national defence
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
97.589
Magnitude:
76
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Laws
Score:
83
Magnitude:
0.071
Code:
2006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02006000
Wikidata_id:
Q7748
Wikidata_label:
law
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics
Score:
61
Magnitude:
0.052
Code:
11000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11000000
Wikidata_id:
Q7163
Wikidata_label:
politics
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
27.9
Gunning-Fog Score
16.7
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
24
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Russ Feingold
I feel that this bill is an important step down the road to a reformed Corps of Engineers. This bill establishes a framework to catch mistakes by Corps planners, deter any potential bad behavior by Corps officials to justify questionable projects, end old unjustified projects, and provide planners desperately needed support against the never ending pressure of project boosters. Those boosters, include congressional interests, which is why I believe that this body needs to champion reform -- to end the perception that Corps projects are all pork and no substance.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.56495
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.37949
VADER
-0.307
Somewhat Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.0085124273
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0040626604
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0021429554
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0018048859
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0017276609
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0005304444
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001219648
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.000115444
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
5.56411E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
1.80552E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
8.7216E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
97.313
Magnitude:
80
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
32.2
Gunning-Fog Score
18.2
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
33
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
Russ Feingold
I wish it were the case that the changes we are proposing today were not needed, but unfortunately, I see that there is need for this bill. I want to make sure that future Corps projects no longer fail to produce predicted benefits, stop costing the taxpayers more than the Corps estimated, do not have unanticipated environmental impacts, and are built in an environmentally compatible way. This bill will help the Corps do a better job, which is what the taxpayers and the environment deserve.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.58779
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.09091
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.09091
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.16705
VADER
0.706
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
0.039130493
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0097522992
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0077395234
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.002177804
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0019616498
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0009389423
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0006010374
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0004377187
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
1.32171E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
9.2321E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
3.2146E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Environmental Issue > Nature
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.08
Code:
6007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06007000
Wikidata_id:
Q7860
Wikidata_label:
nature
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
97.562
Magnitude:
59
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45.7
Gunning-Fog Score
17
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
22
Sprache Difficult Word Count
23
Russ Feingold
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
0.0071137889
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0066274806
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0055215183
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0032249704
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0007679701
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0004807127
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.000158666
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
9.28143E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
6.42684E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
5.3191E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
1.3437E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
Domestic Commerce
Score:
97.375
Magnitude:
97
Code:
15
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#15
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
John McCain
Madam President, I am pleased to join my friend, Senator Feingold in cosponsoring this important and timely legislation. Today, the Senate is deliberating over the nation's budget priorities in the face of our enormous deficit.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
0.653
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Parliament
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.172
Code:
11009000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11009000
Wikidata_id:
Q35749
Wikidata_label:
parliament
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
29.5
Gunning-Fog Score
15
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15
John McCain
Historically, Congress has considered water projects, costing many billions of taxpayer dollars, as essential expenditures -- regardless of the environmental costs or public benefits. The reforms of the Corps of Engineers' procedures in this bill are designed to achieve more cost- effective expenditures for water projects that will yield more environmental, economic, and social benefits. The need for these changes has been acknowledged by many for some time, but never has the need to spend scarce taxpayer dollars wisely been as crucial as it is now.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.26826
VADER
0.817
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Environmental Issue > Nature
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.181
Code:
6007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06007000
Wikidata_id:
Q7860
Wikidata_label:
nature
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Economy (General)
Score:
72
Magnitude:
0.13
Code:
4017000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04017000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Environmental Issue
Score:
70
Magnitude:
0.126
Code:
6000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06000000
Wikidata_id:
Q43619
Wikidata_label:
natural environment
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
29.8
Gunning-Fog Score
18.9
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
31
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
John McCain
The Corps procedures for planning and approving projects, as well as the Congressional system for funding projects, are broken, but they can be effectively fixed. In fact, the reforms in this bill are based on thorough program analysis and common sense. I commend Senator Feingold for building on the legislation we introduced with Senator Smith in the last Congress to provide additional improvements. It is surprising that Congress hasn't already put these procedures in place, but there is no time or need like the present.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.335
VADER
0.922
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Parliament
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.202
Code:
11009000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11009000
Wikidata_id:
Q35749
Wikidata_label:
parliament
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Laws
Score:
60
Magnitude:
0.12
Code:
2006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02006000
Wikidata_id:
Q7748
Wikidata_label:
law
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.9
Gunning-Fog Score
13.7
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
31
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
John McCain
Provisions of the legislation we are introducing today would modify the Corps planning and approval procedures to consider both economic and environmental objectives. Independent review of Corps projects and an increase in the cost-benefit factor would ensure that only beneficial projects are constructed. Effective measures for mitigation of environmental and other damage caused by projects would be required and monitored. The existing $56 billion project backlog is addressed and projects that have been suspended or never started for five years would no longer be considered.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.25131
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.6
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.27297
VADER
0.671
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Environmental Issue > Nature
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.137
Code:
6007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06007000
Wikidata_id:
Q7860
Wikidata_label:
nature
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Laws
Score:
54
Magnitude:
0.074
Code:
2006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02006000
Wikidata_id:
Q7748
Wikidata_label:
law
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
27.6
Gunning-Fog Score
18.4
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
39
Sprache Difficult Word Count
37
John McCain
Water projects that provide economic and environmental benefits to our state citizens and all federal taxpayers serve the common good and reflect our common interest in fiscal responsibility. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
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
0.881
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Election
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.167
Code:
11003000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11003000
Wikidata_id:
Q40231
Wikidata_label:
public election
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Laws
Score:
95
Magnitude:
0.158
Code:
2006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02006000
Wikidata_id:
Q7748
Wikidata_label:
law
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Environmental Issue > Nature
Score:
94
Magnitude:
0.156
Code:
6007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06007000
Wikidata_id:
Q7860
Wikidata_label:
nature
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Economy (General)
Score:
85
Magnitude:
0.141
Code:
4017000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04017000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Environmental Issue
Score:
56
Magnitude:
0.093
Code:
6000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/06000000
Wikidata_id:
Q43619
Wikidata_label:
natural environment
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
19.4
Gunning-Fog Score
18.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.3
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Joe Biden
Mr. President, I want to relay a telephone number, a number that may not sound familiar but you can be sure is memorized by thousands of women across the country. 1-800-799-SAFE -- the number for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Each month, over 16,000 women and men call the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, with a bilingual staff and a TTY-line for the hearing impaired, the National Domestic Violence Hotline provides immediate, informed and confidential assistance to those caught in family violence. Oftentimes, it is the first call a battered woman makes, even before calling the police or a friend.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.66667
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.66667
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.29928
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.28571
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.28571
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.54654
VADER
-0.955
Very Negative
Topics
Topic:
Unrest, Conflicts and War
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.105
Code:
16000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/16000000
Wikidata_id:
Q198
Wikidata_label:
war
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Computing and Information Technology > Telecommunication Equipment
Score:
74
Magnitude:
0.078
Code:
4003006
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04003006
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Social Issue > Family
Score:
70
Magnitude:
0.073
Code:
14006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14006000
Wikidata_id:
Q8436
Wikidata_label:
family
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Arts, Culture and Entertainment > Language
Score:
61
Magnitude:
0.064
Code:
1008000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01008000
Wikidata_id:
Q315
Wikidata_label:
language
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
56
Gunning-Fog Score
11.1
Coleman-Liau Index
11.4
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
31
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26
Joe Biden
The Hotline is located in Austin, TX, but answers telephone calls placed anywhere in the United States and the U.S. territories. A distressed caller is connected to a trained advocate who is able to provide crisis intervention counseling, help create a safety plan, directly connect the caller with a local shelter or provide a range of local referral information. Using a massive database listing more than 5,000 services nationally, one of 30 full or part-time advocates puts a caller in touch immediately with local programs offering shelter and direct care.
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)
1.29928
VADER
0.865
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Computing and Information Technology > Telecommunication Equipment
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.091
Code:
4003006
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04003006
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
47
Gunning-Fog Score
15.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.9
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
35
Sprache Difficult Word Count
37
Joe Biden
I want to share with my colleagues two real-life stories from women who have called the Hotline. One caller dialed the Hotline after her boyfriend pulled a gun and threatened to kill her if she left him. Fearing for her life, she fled with her two young children. They ran to a nearby strip mall where she called the Hotline. As she told a Hotline advocate her story, she watched her abuser search for her in every store in the mall. Once a local shelter was contacted, arrangements were made to rescue the woman and her children from their hiding spot in a back alley behind the restaurant.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.36772
VADER
-0.93
Very Negative
Topics
Topic:
Social Issue > Abusive Behavior
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.087
Code:
14022000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14022000
Wikidata_id:
Q600571
Wikidata_label:
abuse
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
72.7
Gunning-Fog Score
10.2
Coleman-Liau Index
9.8
SMOG Index
9.9
Automated Readability Index
8.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
Joe Biden
An immigrant woman who spoke no English called from a community clinic. She had learned that for the past year her abusive husband had been raping their 15-year-old daughter. Her husband had no idea she was calling the Hotline. He had kept her so isolated on the ranch where they lived that she didn't even know her address. While the woman stayed on the line, an advocate contacted the sheriff's office and together they pieced together enough information to figure out her address. The sheriff made plans to confirm the child abuse at the daughter's school, after which the husband would be arrested immediately. After completing the exchange with the sheriff's office, the advocate contacted the nearest shelter and arranged to pick up the woman and her daughter at the clinic.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.5
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.28571
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.28571
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.54654
VADER
-0.967
Very Negative
Topics
Topic:
Social Issue > Family
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.367
Code:
14006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14006000
Wikidata_id:
Q8436
Wikidata_label:
family
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Social Issue > Abusive Behavior
Score:
83
Magnitude:
0.303
Code:
14022000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14022000
Wikidata_id:
Q600571
Wikidata_label:
abuse
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
59.7
Gunning-Fog Score
12.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
11.6
Automated Readability Index
10.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
32
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
Joe Biden
These are real women who we see every day at work, at the grocery store and at the school parking lot whose lives have been dramatically changed, in part, by that first call to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Created by the Violence Against Women Act, the Hotline answered its first call on February 21, 1996, and its one millionth call on August 4, 2003. In the past decade we've witnessed a sea of change in how Americans view domestic violence. It is no longer treated as a private, family matter, but as a public crime. As public awareness has grown -- as the Hotline's telephone number is posted on bus billboards and websites, in school offices and doctor's waiting rooms -- there has been a dramatic increase in calls. Between 2000 and 2001 alone, call volume increased by 18.5 percent. In 2002, the Hotline answered almost 180,000 calls, an increase of 7.5 percent from the previous year. The Department of Defense recently requested that the Hotline accept calls from military personnel -- a move that will certainly increase the call volume substantially.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.3979
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.09091
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.09091
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.16705
VADER
0.643
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Unrest, Conflicts and War
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.088
Code:
16000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/16000000
Wikidata_id:
Q198
Wikidata_label:
war
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Health > Medical Staff > Primary Care Physician
Score:
93
Magnitude:
0.081
Code:
7006001
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/07006001
Wikidata_id:
Q66811410
Wikidata_label:
medical profession
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Education > School
Score:
60
Magnitude:
0.052
Code:
5005000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/05005000
Wikidata_id:
Q3914
Wikidata_label:
school
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Crime
Score:
59
Magnitude:
0.051
Code:
2001000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02001000
Wikidata_id:
Q83267
Wikidata_label:
crime
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Business (General) > Institution
Score:
57
Magnitude:
0.05
Code:
4018001
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04018001
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
58.6
Gunning-Fog Score
13.2
Coleman-Liau Index
11
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
50
Sprache Difficult Word Count
49
Joe Biden
While the majority of the Hotline's day-to-day operating costs are paid with Federal dollars designated in annual spending bills, funding has not kept pace with the growing call volume and the Hotline's technology and telecommunication needs. This year, the spending bill appropriated only three million dollars to the Hotline. Older equipment, coupled with increased usage, has set the Hotline up to experience frequent problems with the network, data corruption and the lurking threat of a crash in the entire system. The Hotline tries to answer almost 500 calls a day with old computers and servers. Because the system is outdated and the staff is stretched thin, over 26,000 calls last year went unanswered due to long hold times or busy signals.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.4
Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.4
Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.76214
VADER
-0.758
Very Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
47.9
Gunning-Fog Score
15.1
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
41
Sprache Difficult Word Count
41
Joe Biden
We need to answer each and every one of the calls to the Hotline. Today I am launching an innovative and far-reaching solution to the Hotline's problems, the Connections Campaign. The Connections Campaign is a public/private partnership that teams up private telecommunication and technology companies with the Federal Government to solve the Hotline's crisis. Under the Connections Campaign, the same companies -- Microsoft, Sony, BellSouth, Verizon Wireless, IBM, Nortel Networks, Dell and others -- that supply Americans with home computers, cell phones and telephone service are donating hardware and software to the Hotline. Items like mapping software, networked computers, servers, flat-screened monitors and telephone airtime are being pledged to the Hotline. This is just the beginning of a multi-year, multi-million dollar initiative to place the Hotline squarely in the twenty-first century.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.52941
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.52941
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.178
Leans Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Computing and Information Technology > Hardware
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.283
Code:
4003001
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04003001
Wikidata_id:
Q11351
Wikidata_label:
organic chemistry
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Computing and Information Technology > Wireless Technology
Score:
55
Magnitude:
0.156
Code:
4003009
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04003009
Wikidata_id:
Q249
Wikidata_label:
wireless communication
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.2
Gunning-Fog Score
14.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.4
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
54
Sprache Difficult Word Count
51
Joe Biden
On the public side of the partnership, I am proud to introduce the Domestic Violence Connections Campaign Act of 2004 which will provide a million dollars to train and assist the Hotline's advocates so that they may effectively use the improved equipment provided by the Connections Campaign. In addition, the Act creates a new research grant program to be administered by the Attorney General that will review and analyze data generated by the Hotline. Taking into consideration needs for caller confidentiality and security, researchers will study Hotline data to determine the trends, potential gaps in service and geographical areas of need. Within three years of enactment, researchers will release a comprehensive Hotline study to Congress and the Attorney General. Finally, my bill provides an $800,000 grant program for the Hotline to increase public awareness about domestic violence and the Hotline's services.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.88036
VADER
0.893
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
26.1
Gunning-Fog Score
18.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
56
Sprache Difficult Word Count
52
Joe Biden
One hand clapping simply does not make enough noise. Federal, State and local government cannot always supply all the answers and resources to resolve our communities' pressing problems. Today's Connections Campaign recognizes that big problems warrant grand, collaborative solutions. Cooperation between the Federal Government and the private sector is critical to enhance the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.45199
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.14286
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.26826
VADER
-0.318
Somewhat Negative
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Government
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.186
Code:
11006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11006000
Wikidata_id:
Q7188
Wikidata_label:
government
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
24.7
Gunning-Fog Score
12
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.5
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Joe Biden
A cornerstone of the Violence Against Women Act was my conviction that ending domestic violence and sexual assault required a coordinated, community response. We worked hard to ensure that emergency room personnel, police officers, victim advocates, shelter directors and court clerks worked together to implement the many mandates of the Violence Against Women Act. The Connections Campaign is Act Two. We are now asking that the corporate community get actively involved to strengthen a key safety net for women and their families, the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.75
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.75
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.05882
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.05882
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.11123
VADER
-0.954
Very Negative
Topics
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Crime > Sexual Assault
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.346
Code:
2001005
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02001005
Wikidata_id:
Q673281
Wikidata_label:
sexual assault
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Unrest, Conflicts and War
Score:
87
Magnitude:
0.303
Code:
16000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/16000000
Wikidata_id:
Q198
Wikidata_label:
war
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
26.3
Gunning-Fog Score
17.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
36
Sprache Difficult Word Count
36
Joe Biden
Today's legislation and the kick-off is just the beginning of what I envision to be a lasting connection between the Hotline and the technology and telecommunications community. I look forward to coming back to the Senate floor to inform my colleagues about the new computers, wireless headsets, upgraded software and other technology that could be provided to the Hotline through the Connections Campaign. In the meantime, let me close by commending and expressing my gratitude to Sheryl Cates, the director of the Hotline and her dedicated staff who are providing the first step to safe, new lives for millions of battered women. They are truly doing God's work.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.66667
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.48808
VADER
0.902
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Computing and Information Technology > Wireless Technology
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.208
Code:
4003009
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04003009
Wikidata_id:
Q249
Wikidata_label:
wireless communication
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Science and Technology > Electronics
Score:
55
Magnitude:
0.113
Code:
13016000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/13016000
Wikidata_id:
Q126095
Wikidata_label:
electronic engineering
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
39.5
Gunning-Fog Score
17.9
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
36
Sprache Difficult Word Count
38
Joe Biden
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
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
Jim Inhofe
Madam President, I rise today to introduce the Life at Conception Act. This bill is of utmost importance to future generations in America. Quite simply, it implements equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution for every born and pre-born person. It protects Americans' right to life by defining the term "human person" as an individual at all stages of life, including, but not limited to, the moment of conception.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.63636
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.335
VADER
0.421
Positive
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Human Rights
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.157
Code:
11007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11007000
Wikidata_id:
Q8458
Wikidata_label:
human rights
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Justice and Rights
Score:
57
Magnitude:
0.089
Code:
2007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02007000
Wikidata_id:
Q5167661
Wikidata_label:
justice
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics > Constitution
Score:
56
Magnitude:
0.087
Code:
11015000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11015000
Wikidata_id:
Q7755
Wikidata_label:
constitution
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
41.7
Gunning-Fog Score
13.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.9
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
23
Sprache Difficult Word Count
28
Jim Inhofe
The Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment grants that no "state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Furthermore, it grants "Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article." It is time that we, the Congress, start enforcing this provision, start defending the Constitution, and start defending American lives.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.45199
VADER
0.321
Somewhat Positive
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Constitution
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.177
Code:
11015000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11015000
Wikidata_id:
Q7755
Wikidata_label:
constitution
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Laws
Score:
83
Magnitude:
0.146
Code:
2006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02006000
Wikidata_id:
Q7748
Wikidata_label:
law
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Justice and Rights
Score:
77
Magnitude:
0.136
Code:
2007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02007000
Wikidata_id:
Q5167661
Wikidata_label:
justice
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Judiciary (System of Justice)
Score:
74
Magnitude:
0.132
Code:
2002000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02002000
Wikidata_id:
Q105985
Wikidata_label:
judiciary
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Construction and Property
Score:
51
Magnitude:
0.091
Code:
4004000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04004000
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
33.3
Gunning-Fog Score
16.8
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
26
Sprache Difficult Word Count
30
Jim Inhofe
Even the Justices in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision conceded this point by making the admission: "If this suggestion of personhood is established, the appellant's case [Roe], of course, collapses, for the fetus' right to life is then guaranteed specifically by the [Fourteenth] Amendment." Our Constitution is designed to protect the rights of all Americans, and give them the right to live and succeed. Right now, significant portions of Americans, who have no voice, are being killed, despite the explicit protections in the Fourteenth Amendment. Since 1973, more than 44 million babies have been sentenced to death without trial. We cannot tolerate this atrocity.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.33647
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.41176
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.41176
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.82098
VADER
-0.743
Very Negative
Topics
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Justice and Rights
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.209
Code:
2007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02007000
Wikidata_id:
Q5167661
Wikidata_label:
justice
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
49.8
Gunning-Fog Score
13.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
31
Sprache Difficult Word Count
36
Jim Inhofe
Additionally, a 1999 Wirthlin poll found that 62 percent of Americans support legal abortion only in cases of rape, incest, or if the mother's life is in danger. How can we stand by and let so many children die even when public opinion is on our side? It is our role as legislators to uphold and enforce the Constitution, and it is our role as humans to defend those who cannot defend themselves. I urge my colleagues to follow their conscience, support this bill, and do what is right for America and for humanity.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.41176
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.41176
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.82098
VADER
-0.812
Very Negative
Topics
Topic:
Social Issue > Family
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.281
Code:
14006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14006000
Wikidata_id:
Q8436
Wikidata_label:
family
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Social Issue > Abortion
Score:
52
Magnitude:
0.145
Code:
14016000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14016000
Wikidata_id:
Q8452
Wikidata_label:
abortion
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
56.1
Gunning-Fog Score
11.5
Coleman-Liau Index
9.6
SMOG Index
11.8
Automated Readability Index
10.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
26
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Orrin Hatch
Mr. President, I rise to introduce the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 (the CREATE Act). This bill makes a narrow, but important change in our patent laws to ensure that the American public will benefit from the results of collaborative research efforts that combine the erudition of great public universities with the entrepreneurial savvy of private enterprises.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
3.04452
VADER
0.953
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Science and Technology > Research
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.129
Code:
13006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/13006000
Wikidata_id:
Q42240
Wikidata_label:
research
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Judiciary (System of Justice)
Score:
65
Magnitude:
0.084
Code:
2002000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02002000
Wikidata_id:
Q105985
Wikidata_label:
judiciary
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Education > University
Score:
55
Magnitude:
0.071
Code:
5007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/05007000
Wikidata_id:
Q3918
Wikidata_label:
university
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.3
Gunning-Fog Score
13.3
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
23
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
Orrin Hatch
Together, our universities and private enterprises have created a culture of innovation that has become America's greatest asset in an increasingly global economy. This culture of innovation encourages fundamental research -- knowledge for its own sake. It also encourages the hard work needed to incorporate new advances in technology into actual products that reach the market and benefit consumers.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.70805
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.85714
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.85714
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.19722
VADER
0.966
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Macro Economics
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.327
Code:
4008000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04008000
Wikidata_id:
Q39680
Wikidata_label:
macroeconomics
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Education > University
Score:
57
Magnitude:
0.185
Code:
5007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/05007000
Wikidata_id:
Q3918
Wikidata_label:
university
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
12.2
Gunning-Fog Score
18.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
28
Sprache Difficult Word Count
25
Orrin Hatch
While universities and private entrepreneurs can play complementary roles in our innovation economy, new opportunities to innovate arise when public institutions and private entrepreneurs combine their respective forms of expertise in collaborative, joint research efforts. President Lincoln would surely agree that this type of joint private- public research effort is well-suited to add "the fuel of interest to the fire of genius in the production of new and useful things." As a result, we have long realized the enormous value of these joint research efforts, and we have long realized that their potential cannot be realized unless their participants can benefit from the intellectual property rights generated by such research. Unfortunately, the literal language of Section 102(g) of the Patent Act suggests that non-public information known to some members of a private-public research team can constitute "prior art" that may make the final results of the team research obvious, and thus not patentable. Because non-public information does not usually constitute "prior art" under the Patent Act, the potentially disparate treatment of such information crates a disincentive for entrepreneurs and public institutions to collaborate in joint research efforts.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.38462
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.38462
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.74721
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.84615
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.84615
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.28238
VADER
0.98
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Science and Technology > Research
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.721
Code:
13006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/13006000
Wikidata_id:
Q42240
Wikidata_label:
research
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Science and Technology > Applied Science
Score:
62
Magnitude:
0.446
Code:
13001000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/13001000
Wikidata_id:
Q34104
Wikidata_label:
science and technology
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
14.5
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
81
Sprache Difficult Word Count
66
Orrin Hatch
I believe that we must encourage -- not discourage -- public institutions and private entrepreneurs to combine their respective talents in joint research efforts. Indeed, Congress committed itself to this principle when it passed the Bayh-Dole Amendments to the Patent Act. The CREATE Act will simply conform the present language of the Patent Act to the intent that has always animated it.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.33333
Somewhat Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.46634
VADER
0.927
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Company Information > Patent, Copyright and Trademark
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.156
Code:
4016031
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04016031
Wikidata_id:
Q131257
Wikidata_label:
intellectual property
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.7
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
47.5
Gunning-Fog Score
13.4
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
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27
Orrin Hatch
For the above reasons, I urge my colleagues to support the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004. I also thank my colleagues in the House Committee on the Judiciary, particularly Subcommittee Chairman Lamar Smith and Chairman James Sensenbrenner, for their groundbreaking work on this important issue.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.70805
VADER
0.637
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Science and Technology > Research
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.053
Code:
13006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/13006000
Wikidata_id:
Q42240
Wikidata_label:
research
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Science and Technology > Applied Science
Score:
99
Magnitude:
0.052
Code:
13001000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/13001000
Wikidata_id:
Q34104
Wikidata_label:
science and technology
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
25.6
Gunning-Fog Score
13.8
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Orrin Hatch
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
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
Patrick Leahy
Madam President, the United States has from its inception recognized the importance of intellectual property laws in fostering innovation, and vested in Congress the responsibility of crafting laws that ensure that those who produce inventions are able to reap economic rewards for their efforts. Today, Senator Hatch, Senator Kohl, Senator Feingold, and I introduce the "Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement, CREATE, Act of 2004," legislation that will provide a needed remedy to one aspect of our nation's patent laws.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.84615
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.84615
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.12026
VADER
0.96
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Politics > Parliament
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.198
Code:
11009000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11009000
Wikidata_id:
Q35749
Wikidata_label:
parliament
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Judiciary (System of Justice)
Score:
90
Magnitude:
0.178
Code:
2002000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02002000
Wikidata_id:
Q105985
Wikidata_label:
judiciary
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Company Information > Patent, Copyright and Trademark
Score:
73
Magnitude:
0.144
Code:
4016031
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04016031
Wikidata_id:
Q131257
Wikidata_label:
intellectual property
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
9.3
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
37
Sprache Difficult Word Count
39
Patrick Leahy
When Congress passed the Bayh-Dole Act in 1980, the law encouraged private entities and not-for-profits such as universities to form collaborative partnerships in order to spur innovation. Prior to the enactment of this law, universities were issued fewer than 250 patents each year. That this number has in recent years surpassed two thousand is owed in large measure to the Bayh-Dole Act. The innovation this law encouraged has contributed billions of dollars annually to the United States economy and has produced hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
2.70805
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
3.13549
VADER
0.859
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Education > University
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.122
Code:
5007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/05007000
Wikidata_id:
Q3918
Wikidata_label:
university
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Judiciary (System of Justice)
Score:
78
Magnitude:
0.096
Code:
2002000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02002000
Wikidata_id:
Q105985
Wikidata_label:
judiciary
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Justice and Rights
Score:
66
Magnitude:
0.08
Code:
2007000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02007000
Wikidata_id:
Q5167661
Wikidata_label:
justice
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45.8
Gunning-Fog Score
15.2
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
32
Patrick Leahy
However, one component of the Bayh-Dole Act, when read literally, runs contrary to the intent of that legislation. In 1999, the United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit ruled, in Oddzon Products, Inc. v. Just Toys, Inc., that non-public information may in certain cases be considered "prior art" a standard which generally prevents an inventor from obtaining a patent. Thus some collaborative teams that the Bayh-Dole Act was intended to encourage have been unable to obtain patents for their efforts. The result is a disincentive to form this type of partnership, which could have a negative impact on the U.S. economy and hamper the development of new creations.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.27273
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.27273
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.52941
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.52941
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.751
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Company Information > Patent, Copyright and Trademark
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.109
Code:
4016031
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04016031
Wikidata_id:
Q131257
Wikidata_label:
intellectual property
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Arts, Culture and Entertainment > Arts (General)
Score:
78
Magnitude:
0.085
Code:
1020000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01020000
Wikidata_id:
Q2018526
Wikidata_label:
arts
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Consumer Goods > Toy
Score:
69
Magnitude:
0.075
Code:
4007012
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04007012
Wikidata_id:
Q11422
Wikidata_label:
toy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Judiciary (System of Justice)
Score:
64
Magnitude:
0.07
Code:
2002000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02002000
Wikidata_id:
Q105985
Wikidata_label:
judiciary
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Laws
Score:
60
Magnitude:
0.066
Code:
2006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02006000
Wikidata_id:
Q7748
Wikidata_label:
law
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Trials
Score:
52
Magnitude:
0.056
Code:
2008000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02008000
Wikidata_id:
Q8016240
Wikidata_label:
trial
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Economy (General)
Score:
51
Magnitude:
0.055
Code:
4017000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04017000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
58.2
Gunning-Fog Score
11.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
7.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
46
Sprache Difficult Word Count
48
Patrick Leahy
However, the Federal circuit in its ruling invited Congress to better conform the language of the Bayh-Dole Act to the intent of the legislation. The "CREATE Act" does exactly that by ensuring that non- public information is not considered "prior art" when the information is used in a collaborative partnership under the Bayh-Dole Act. The bill that my colleagues and I are today offering also includes strict evidentiary burdens to ensure that the legislation is tailored narrowly in order to solely fulfill the intent of the Bayh-Dole Act. I ask that my colleagues support the "Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004."
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.78846
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.9
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.9
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.56495
VADER
0.911
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Politics > State Budget and Tax
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.106
Code:
11013000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11013000
Wikidata_id:
Q271855
Wikidata_label:
government budget
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Science and Technology > Technology (General)
Score:
93
Magnitude:
0.099
Code:
13010000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/13010000
Wikidata_id:
Q11016
Wikidata_label:
technology
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Computing and Information Technology
Score:
89
Magnitude:
0.094
Code:
4003000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04003000
Wikidata_id:
Q179310
Wikidata_label:
computing
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Arts, Culture and Entertainment > Arts (General)
Score:
79
Magnitude:
0.083
Code:
1020000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01020000
Wikidata_id:
Q2018526
Wikidata_label:
arts
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Laws
Score:
61
Magnitude:
0.065
Code:
2006000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02006000
Wikidata_id:
Q7748
Wikidata_label:
law
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
37.9
Gunning-Fog Score
16.3
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
43
Sprache Difficult Word Count
41
Olympia J. Snowe
Mr. President, I rise to introduce a bill to revitalize a loan program crucial to the growth of small businesses in this country, and therefore crucial to our country's economy. This bill, the "Smart Business Loan Revitalization Act of 2004," provides improvements to the Small Business Administration's largest business loan program, the "Section 7(a)" program.
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)
2.19722
VADER
0.765
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Economy (General)
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.254
Code:
4017000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04017000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance
Score:
85
Magnitude:
0.216
Code:
4000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04000000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Macro Economics > Loans
Score:
79
Magnitude:
0.201
Code:
4008021
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04008021
Wikidata_id:
Q189539
Wikidata_label:
loan
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
50.4
Gunning-Fog Score
11.8
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.1
Sprache Readability Score
4.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
22
Sprache Difficult Word Count
21
Olympia J. Snowe
This program proves that a small amount of government backing can greatly enhance private-sector financing for small businesses, and that the economic benefits can reverberate throughout the economy at large. More than $46.6 billion in 7(a) loans have been provided to small businesses over the last five Fiscal Years. This financing has helped small businesses to create or retain nearly 2 million more jobs over this five-year period.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.56495
VADER
0.586
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.146
Code:
4000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04000000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Economy (General)
Score:
87
Magnitude:
0.127
Code:
4017000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04017000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Macro Economics > Loans
Score:
55
Magnitude:
0.081
Code:
4008021
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04008021
Wikidata_id:
Q189539
Wikidata_label:
loan
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45.8
Gunning-Fog Score
17.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
20
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26
Olympia J. Snowe
Today, we are losing thousands of American jobs to outsourcing and off-shore manufacturing. We measure net job increases in the "few thousands." Given these circumstances, it is clearly to our advantage, and to the advantage of the American people, to support improvements to any program that has already demonstrated an ability to create or retain nearly 400,000 American jobs a year.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.889
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Labor > Employment > Occupations
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.098
Code:
9003004
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/09003004
Wikidata_id:
Q12737077
Wikidata_label:
occupation
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
40.5
Gunning-Fog Score
14.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.6
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
18
Sprache Difficult Word Count
20
Olympia J. Snowe
Last year this program provided $11.2 billion in loans to small business owners and employees in towns and communities across America. This year, however, the SBA only requested a program size of $9.3 billion. The fact that the SBA received a larger appropriation than the $9.3 billion it requested is powerful testament to the popularity of this program among small businesses. The SBA received sufficient appropriations, $79 million, coupled with $22 million in carried-over funds, to allow for a $9.55 billion program.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.70805
VADER
0.778
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Human Interest > Society > Estate Bestowal
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.061
Code:
8005004
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/08005004
Wikidata_id:
Q361306
Wikidata_label:
human interest story
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance
Score:
85
Magnitude:
0.051
Code:
4000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04000000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
42.1
Gunning-Fog Score
17.5
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
30
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26
Olympia J. Snowe
Like last year, however, the demand for program funds in the first few months of Fiscal Year 2004 suggested that requests for the entire year would most likely exceed $11 billion. As a result, in January, 2004, the SBA shut the program down, and then reopened it with a diminished loan cap of $750,000 -- 37.5 percent of the $2 million maximum previously available. Faced with these restrictions, small businesses have urged Congress and the Administration to make the program fully operational for the rest of 2004.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.71429
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.46634
VADER
0.25
Slightly Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Macro Economics > Loans
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.077
Code:
4008021
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04008021
Wikidata_id:
Q189539
Wikidata_label:
loan
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance
Score:
95
Magnitude:
0.073
Code:
4000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04000000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Crime, Law and Justice > Trials > Litigation
Score:
74
Magnitude:
0.057
Code:
2008001
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/02008001
Wikidata_id:
Q697327
Wikidata_label:
lawsuit
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Social Issue
Score:
72
Magnitude:
0.055
Code:
14000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/14000000
Wikidata_id:
Q8425
Wikidata_label:
society
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
51
Gunning-Fog Score
17.1
Coleman-Liau Index
10.5
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
26
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31
Olympia J. Snowe
To this end, I have worked with a coalition of small businesses and lenders to construct a plan to improve the program for the remainder of this Fiscal Year. The plan would allow lenders to help alleviate the funding shortfall. It would benefit small businesses and lenders by allowing loans larger than $750,000, and by allowing loans with multiple participations.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.8473
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.83321
VADER
0.859
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.093
Code:
4000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04000000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Macro Economics > Loans
Score:
83
Magnitude:
0.077
Code:
4008021
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04008021
Wikidata_id:
Q189539
Wikidata_label:
loan
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics > Election
Score:
59
Magnitude:
0.055
Code:
11003000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11003000
Wikidata_id:
Q40231
Wikidata_label:
public election
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics > Parties and Movements
Score:
59
Magnitude:
0.055
Code:
11010000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11010000
Wikidata_id:
Q7278
Wikidata_label:
political party
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
55.8
Gunning-Fog Score
14.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.4
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.7
Sprache Readability Score
4.7
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
18
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Olympia J. Snowe
The bill would achieve these goals in three ways. First, lenders would return to the SBA a fee of 0.25 percent (or one-quarter of one percent) of new loans under $150,000, a fee that lenders are currently permitted to retain. Lenders may only retain this fee for loans of $150,000 or less -- for loans greater than that size, lenders must return the fee to the SBA, as they have been required to do since the inception of the program. This proposal was first made by the SBA, as part of a larger plan the SBA recently submitted to Congress.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
2.19722
VADER
0.361
Somewhat Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Macro Economics > Loans
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.082
Code:
4008021
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04008021
Wikidata_id:
Q189539
Wikidata_label:
loan
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.2
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
74.8
Gunning-Fog Score
12.6
Coleman-Liau Index
7.7
SMOG Index
10.3
Automated Readability Index
10.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
29
Sprache Difficult Word Count
22
Olympia J. Snowe
Second, a lender fee on new loans would be increased from 0.25 percent, one-quarter of one percent, to 0.35 percent. Finally, lenders would be permitted to provide small businesses with financing packages that include a 7(a) loan portion and a non-7(a), a strictly commercial portion, if the lenders paid the normal fees on the 7(a) loan portion and a 0.50 percent fee on the non-7(a) portion. Prior to January 2004, the SBA permitted this type of financing, but without receiving any fee income for the non-7(a) portion, and without an upper limit on the total financing, which I have set at $4 million.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.75
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.141
Leans Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Macro Economics > Loans
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.127
Code:
4008021
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04008021
Wikidata_id:
Q189539
Wikidata_label:
loan
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Company Information > Financing and Stock Offering
Score:
51
Magnitude:
0.064
Code:
4016019
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04016019
Wikidata_id:
Q1134763
Wikidata_label:
corporate finance
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
51.9
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
8
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
37
Sprache Difficult Word Count
29
Olympia J. Snowe
The ability of small businesses to receive loans larger than $750,000 is a prerequisite to reviving the American economy. These loans provide needed capital for significant purchases and development by small businesses. More 7(a) loans represent longer-term loans than similar products available in the private capital market, and this allows small businesses to repay their 7(a) loans more gradually. I applaud the SBA for its desire to make more small loans to entrepreneurs without large capital needs, but I also urge the SBA to remember those entrepreneurs and small businesses who need more financing to strengthen and grow their enterprise, and to hire more employees. After encouraging entrepreneurs to start new small businesses, we cannot afford to forget their small businesses, or profess an inability to assist them when they need additional financing to grow.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.51083
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.86904
VADER
0.884
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Macro Economics > Loan Market
Score:
100
Magnitude:
1
Code:
4008012
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04008012
Wikidata_id:
Q627543
Wikidata_label:
money market
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Macro Economics > Loans
Score:
62
Magnitude:
0.623
Code:
4008021
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04008021
Wikidata_id:
Q189539
Wikidata_label:
loan
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.4
Gunning-Fog Score
19
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
36
Sprache Difficult Word Count
42
Olympia J. Snowe
The benefits of this program are clear. It has the ability to help entrepreneurs to create jobs, to fulfill their dreams, and to support their families -- all of this while building the kinds of energetic businesses our economy so desperately needs. The demands for this program is also clear. Small businesses have submitted more applications than the program could handle so far this year. The willingness of lenders to pay increased fees to meet the demand from small businesses for 7(a) loans is clear evidence the program works and remains attractive to lenders.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.76471
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.76471
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.82455
VADER
0.983
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.125
Code:
4000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04000000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Business (General)
Score:
73
Magnitude:
0.091
Code:
4018000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04018000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Politics > Election
Score:
64
Magnitude:
0.08
Code:
11003000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/11003000
Wikidata_id:
Q40231
Wikidata_label:
public election
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Economy (General)
Score:
63
Magnitude:
0.079
Code:
4017000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04017000
Wikidata_id:
Q159810
Wikidata_label:
economy
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Macro Economics > Loans
Score:
53
Magnitude:
0.067
Code:
4008021
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04008021
Wikidata_id:
Q189539
Wikidata_label:
loan
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
9.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
57.3
Gunning-Fog Score
14.3
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
11.1
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5
Sprache Readability Score
4.9
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
24
Sprache Difficult Word Count
24
Olympia J. Snowe
The question we must answer now is whether we are willing to respond to small businesses and lenders and implement a solution which they have asked for, and which promises dividends for all involved, or whether we will ignore their requests, and miss an opportunity to transform a loan program that sustains almost 400,000 jobs a year into an initiative capable of creating two, three, four or even five times that amount. I don't want to miss that opportunity, my constituents in Maine can't afford to miss that opportunity, and I don't believe that your constituents can either. Almost every company listed today on the American Stock Exchange began as a small business. In the short term, this bill may save American jobs. But in the long term, it may save the American economy.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0.2
Leans Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0.2
Leans Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0.33647
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.53846
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.53846
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.962
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Market and Exchange > Securities
Score:
100
Magnitude:
0.201
Code:
4009003
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04009003
Wikidata_id:
Q169489
Wikidata_label:
security
Source:
IPTC Subject
Topic:
Economy, Business and Finance > Market and Exchange
Score:
97
Magnitude:
0.195
Code:
4009000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/04009000
Wikidata_id:
Q179076
Wikidata_label:
exchange
Source:
IPTC Subject
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
48.5
Gunning-Fog Score
15.2
Coleman-Liau Index
11.4
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
33
Sprache Difficult Word Count
34
Olympia J. Snowe
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.09861
VADER
0.226
Slightly Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
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