Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050185495

Mr. Speaker. for some reason everybody is afraid to speak what they really feel. I am not opposed to all of the languages and the different ethnic heritages in our Nation. but I support the English language as our official language. We are all immigrants. Some came with knapsacks on their backs. Some came in the belly of slave ships. Black. white. Christian. Jew. we all have one thing in common. We are all Americans. And the glue that binds us together is our Constitution. our Bill of Rights. and our language. The English language. Mr. Speaker. it seems every time we have this debate. it is muddied with the politics of fear.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural enrichment Family values

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES TRAFICANT
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
OH
Gender
M
Date
1998-09-10
Speech ID
1050185495
Paragraph
#0
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