"This bill does not go in and amend any components of the Voting Rights Act."
"It is just the simplest common sense to understand that this is unifying. It is not dividing."
"The immigrants that come here expect that we have English as the official language."
"your bill would not impact the Voting Rights Act"
"I can see you are not going to answer my question. But I really expected more of an objective answer."
"And in conclusion then, a State that chose the next leader of the free world in the year 2000, I think that illustrates the kind of confusion we could have if we do not have an official language that ..."
"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."
"I think they will reflect a lot of the practices in Florida."
"If it is an official function of the Federal Government, then it directs those functions to be in English."
"this is about unity."
"There are a lot of individuals out there that do not mind breaking the law."