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José E. Serrano: 125, that's what you said; we should do it for everybody. So that's 125 languages. My other point, because I don't want…

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125, that's what you said; we should do it for everybody. So that's 125 languages. My other point, because I don't want to take up your time, is, it's interesting to note how the language changes. Now you're saying they're getting money back from the government, they should be happy to do that in English. Just a few minutes ago, for 3 days, for 3 weeks we heard how the government only holds the money from the taxpayer. So only this group is getting money back from the government, the rest of the Nation is just having the government hold their money.
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José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York

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Discussing language and government financial returns during a debate.

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