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August 1, 1996

English as Official Language

House Members debated H.R. 123, a bill which would make English the official language of the U.S. government, with some exceptions, which… read more

House Members debated H.R. 123, a bill which would make English the official language of the U.S. government, with some exceptions, which would mandate that citizens use English in all their relations with the government, for example in voting. This portion contains the general debate on this bill. close

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Robert Andrews U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
Bob Barr U.S. Representative [R] Georgia

Xavier Becerra U.S. Representative [D] California
Brian P. Bilbray U.S. Representative [R] California
Earl Blumenauer U.S. Representative [D] Oregon
Charles Canady U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Bill Clay Sr. U.S. Representative [D] Missouri
Randy Cunningham U.S. Representative [R] California
Eligio "Kika" de la Garza U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Rosa DeLauro U.S. Representative [D] Connecticut
George W. Gekas U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
Bob Goodlatte U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
Bill Goodling U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
Lindsey Graham U.S. Representative [R] South Carolina
Gene Green U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Martin Hoke U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
Steny Hoyer U.S. Representative [D] Maryland
Tim Hutchinson U.S. Representative [R] Arkansas
Sam Johnson U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Dale E. Kildee U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Jerry Lewis U.S. Representative [R] California
Matthew G. Martinez U.S. Representative [D] California
Patsy Mink U.S. Representative [D] Hawaii
Major R. Owens U.S. Representative [D] New York
John Edward Porter U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
Carlos Romero-Barcelo Resident Commissioner [D] Puerto Rico
Marge Roukema U.S. Representative [R] New Jersey
Tom Sawyer U.S. Representative [D] Ohio
James Sensenbrenner Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Wisconsin
Ray Thornton Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Arkansas
Barbara F. Vucanovich U.S. Representative [R] Nevada
Maxine Waters U.S. Representative [D] California
Pat Williams U.S. Representative [D] Montana

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Program ID:: 74119-1
Category:: House Highlight
Format:: House Highlight
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Aug 03, 1996 | 2:18am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Aug 03, 1996 | 2:23pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Aug 03, 1996 | 2:18am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Aug 03, 1996 | 2:23pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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