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I was most disappointed that the Senate appeared to be so antiHispanic in Its adoption of the Inhofe English amendment. Yesterday Senator SALAZAR and I wrote to the President following up on this provision and the comments of the Attorney General last week and weekend. We asked whether the President will continue to implement the language outreach policies of President Clintons Executive Order 13166. A prompt and straightforward affirmative answer can go a long way toward rendering the Inhofe English amendment a symbolic stain rather than a serious impediment to immigrants and Americans for whom English is a second language. I ask consent that a copy of our letter be printed in the RECORD following my remarks.