Political Quotes

“when I served in the Armed Forces, I was stationed for a while in Puerto Rico. I was eager to learn Spanish so that I could communicate with the people of Puerto Rico. So I walked into a restaurant, after studying my Spanish to an n'th degree, and I said proudly, after I saw a picture of a hot dog on the back of the counter, ``Hagame el favor de darme un perro caliente.'' And so the youngster looks at me, turns around to the cook and says, ``One hot dog with everything.'' The point is that he knew English. That he knew that I knew English. He was helping me with my Spanish, but I learned that first lesson there, that most of the people either speak English in Puerto Rico or want to speak English in Puerto Rico. Our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico in time will be 100 percent able to speak English. By that time, they will blend in perfectly to our English language customs for the entire country. Mr. Chairman, I support the substitute.”