Political Quotes

“Today we are voting on H.R. 123, which is a bill introduced by the late Bill Emerson, former distinguished Member of the body and a friend of many. Mr. Chairman, there are many things in the bill that some people think went too far. There are others that people think did not go far enough. I think it is probably striking about the right balance. I say that because this bill declares English the official language of the Government, not of the private businesses, not of churches, not of homes, not of neighborhoods; just the Government. Furthermore, it then makes exceptions to the English requirement for the protection of public health and safety, national security, international relations, the teaching of language, the rights of victims of crime, certain instances of civil litigation and others. After all, it is the English language that unites us, a Nation of many different immigrants as one Nation. Over and over again we see that it is the English language which empowers each new generation of immigrants to access the American dream.”