Douglas Alexander: “I think that makes my point. Apparently, I did not misunderstand.…”

On the recordMay 4, 2006

I think that makes my point. Apparently, I did not misunderstand. Apparently, the Democratic Party in the Senate does not agree that we should say the Pledge of Allegiance, sing the national anthem, and take the oath of citizenship in our common language, English. That is a grave misunderstanding of our country's greatest accomplishment. Our diversity is a magnificent achievement, but our greater achievement is that we have taken all of this diversity and formed it into one country so that we are the United States of America. It is a central part of becoming American. I am extremely disappointed by this objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota. ____________________

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