President. I rise in support of this amendment that declares the sense of the Congress that the English language is the official language of the United States and that no other language other than the English language is recognized as the official language of the United States. This amendment was passed by a 3toi margin when it was offered to the immigration bill in the 97th Congress. It was also included in the immigration measure that passed the Senate in the last Congress. Language is indeed a unifying factor. It is a characteristic of a people that brings divergent interests and backgrounds into a whole. It is the basis of a society and creates a public culture. We who live in this great Nation have greatly benefited from the sharing of the ideas and the melding of the customs of all of the immigrants who have come to our shores. This enrichment is made even greater from the sharing of a common basis: The use of the English language. I urge my colleagues to join with me in supporting this resolution.
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