I can see you are not going to answer my question. But I really expected more of an objective answer.

If the Storm Lake policy chief wanted to post signs in 5 languages, he would be allowed to do as long as one of the languages included English.

This bill does not go in and amend any components of the Voting Rights Act.

If it is an official function of the Federal Government, then it directs those functions to be in English.

This is an economic opportunity to encourage people to learn English.

It raises the expectation that as an American and American citizen, you have a stronger and broader obligation to learn English that binds us together.

They expect to arrive in a country that has an official language.

I think we would agree in this Constitution Subcommittee that it is a bit redundant to even have this language in here.

Other countries saw the wisdom in this, and here in the United States we have not been able to get there.

It addresses Federal functions and activities, not State functions and activities.

We followed the model of the United States of America. You have been so successful with your assimilation because English is the common language of the United States.

your bill would not impact the Voting Rights Act

I thank the gentleman from Arizona for yielding. I would point out here we seem to talk in abstract terms about what is really going on. This is a demonstration of dilation, dismemberment, and evacuation that's taking place in the District…

they have had great difficulty in getting access to the SAVE Act.

We know that ACORN admitted to at least 440,000 false or fraudulent voter registrations.

If you have an election that is a legitimate election, where you have a higher assurance that the people going to the polls actually are American citizens and are legitimate voters, then the Republican side of this wins, and the Democrat…

That is ham and beans soup. It is particularly Christian within the context of the gentleman from Virginia's.

there is a bedrock underneath our Constitution, and that is America's confidence in legitimate elections.

There are a lot of individuals out there that do not mind breaking the law.

DHS has announced that they are looking for guidance from DOJ.

I do believe your testimony has been directed at informing us with the best answers you can deliver in a truthful fashion.

I would like to say that is what these regulations are about.

Is that not also the definition of fraud?

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. When I saw this rule, it was appalling to me to think about the attempt of the administration, this assault on the sanctity of the family and on the family farm all at the same time. And as we had…

If I could just add something, I think it should not come as a surprise to any of us that someone who goes to prison because they didn't feel they had any opportunity or any options, we shouldn't be surprised that when they leave prison…