Speech #1140098860

I did raise that concern. and I thought it was appropriate to raise the concern that the way the majority meant the term "ObamaCare." as applied at the time. was intended to be pejorative. Then President Obama embraced the term. so we evolved because President Obama decided that he liked that his name would be associated with making sure that 20 million people who now have health insurance but who didnt before would be associated with his name. That is all that the American Library Association and the Library of Congress are asking with regard to the people who are labeled as "illegal aliens." The gentleman from Georgia. it would be understood. is not someone who is labeled that way. so. perhaps. it is understandable that he would not understand why that was offensive. The American Library Association and the Library of Congress have recognized that the evolution beyond using a term that has been determined to be pejorative is essential. That is called progress. That is called tolerance. Unfortunately. the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. through the reference to title VIII in the United States Code. requires. in this bill. the Library of Congress to continue to use the term "illegal alien." It is inappropriate. unfortunate. and it should be deleted. We should have had an opportunity to debate an amendment to have allowed that to happen. The majority chooses to hide the fact.