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Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006

Date: July 13, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights


FANNIE LOU HAMER, ROSA PARKS, AND CORETTA SCOTT KING VOTING RIGHTS ACT REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2006 -- (House of Representatives - July 13, 2006)

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Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization as an original cosponsor. I also rise in support of this amendment.

From the 1790s to the 1970s, our forefathers came to this country, America, from across the globe. They spoke a multitude of languages. They became American citizens. They exercised their right to vote, and they did so in English.

Teddy Roosevelt was right when he said: ``There can be no divided allegiance here. We have room for but one flag, the American flag. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.''

It was good enough for our forefathers, it was good enough for our grandparents, it should be good enough for us. There is a tradition in this country. For 180 years, we voted in English. That is the true American tradition, and this amendment is true to
our heritage, not what has existed unnaturally for the last 20 years

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