Stick around for a while. and you can have some of the best bratwurst west of the Mississippi. Or spend a wonderful day at a folkfair. the Tour de Fete. The point of this brief international tour through Missouris Eighth District is not to brag about the bratwurstalthough it is goodbut to show that the many cultures that settled here are alive and well. thriving among descendants of the immigrants. Southeast Missourians are proud of our heritages. but we are all Americans first and foremost. And thanks to the common language that we all share. we can communicate not only with each other in our French and German communities. but also with folks in California on one coast and Maine on the other. We wont change the name of our cities and towns. but because we all speak the same language. we are able to participate in the affairs of our Nation as a single peopleAmericans. Another criticism which has been aimed at this bill is that folks who dont speak Englishnewly arrived immigrants. perhapswont be able to receive essential information because they dont speak English. Let me assure you that this is not the intent of the bill. and the legislation makes specific reference to this problem. Any action that protects the public health or safety is not subject to the official language declarationnor is any action which protects the rights of victims of crimes or criminal defendants. nor any action. document. or policy that is purely informational or educational in nature.
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