Senate Proceeding on Apr 22nd, 2009 :: 7:21:45 to 7:26:35
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Speech By: James Inhofe

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James Inhofe: the clerk: the clerk: the senator from oklahoma, mr. inhofe proposes amendment amendment mr. inhofe: i ask for -- to dispense with the reading of the amendment. the presiding officer: objection. mr. inhofe: mr. president, today i am introducing what i have passed in the past as an

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James Inhofe: amendment on two other occasions. it was called the national language amendment. but i want to offer it as an amendment to the reid amendment number 984. this legislation recognized the practical reality of the role of english as a national english, english is a national language of the united states government,

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James Inhofe: a status in law that has not had before to enhance the role of english as the national language. it clarifies there is is no entitlement to receive federal documents and services in languages other than the english range wang unless established by law that civil rights laws

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James Inhofe: protecting against national origin and discrimination do not create rights to government services and materials in languages other than english. let me be clear, there is nothing in the amendment that prohibits the use of language other than the english language. you know, when had -- when i had this on the floor, many times people would object to it and the basis of that objection was

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James Inhofe: that we're not able to use other languages. we can use other languages. i have spoken languages such as the spanishanguage on the floor of this senate and it has nothing to do with that. there is no pro hib big against giving medical care -- prohibition against giving

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James Inhofe: medicare to services oth english. it says that there is no entitlement unless congress explicitly provided so. it services offered by federal employees who have the language skills to do so. it eliminates the notion that once one translation is provided to someone in one language, a

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James Inhofe: legal entitlement has been created to provide translations to anyone that they wish. now, i ask unanimous consent that the rt of this opening statement be placed in the record at the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: i would like to comment that this is one of the few things that comes along that everyone is for. 87%, the lowest percentage that

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James Inhofe: we had from the recent polling in the last three years people's acceptance as english as a national language is 87%. interestingly enough we even have polls showing that hispanics prefer, 71% o them, would rather have english as the national language. it's interesting that i've been

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James Inhofe: around quite a bit, around the african countries quite a bit. several of the african including ghana have english as the national language. whenou try to explain to people out in the real word, you get out of washington and get back to illinois and talk to them or my state of oklahoma, we find people ask the question: why is it that some 52 countries

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James Inhofe: have english as a national language but we don't here? and there is no logical reason. i think it is something very popular. it probably enjoys a popularity than any amendment that we've had i ask that it be considered as a second amendment

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James Inhofe: the reid amendment. the presiding officer: the amendment is pending. mr. inhofe: . all right. that's good. i will be at such time -- i ask the chair at such time as we take up the reid amendment, i ll be able to offe second amendment as it stands now? the presiding officer: amendment

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James Inhofe: 996 has been offered. mr. inhofe: that's very good. now, mr. president, i'd like to ask to set the -- that -- set that amendment aside for the purpose of offering an amendment to the -- to s. 386, the tarp

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James Inhofe: bill. the presiding officer: i -- mr. inhofe: i understand that and and a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk

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James Inhofe: will call the roll.