Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Gephardt on Official English
Excerpt from House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt's remarks to the National Council of La Raza convention in Miami:
The other day I was talking with Xavier Becerra and Silvestre Reyes. They taught me a saying; I think it sums up what Democrats stand for as a party. Now, I am not going to dazzle you with my Spanish, but let me try to say this probably with a St. Louis accent: "Dime con quien andas, y te dire quien eres." Tell me who you hang out with and I will tell you who you are.
Democrats in Congress have always supported the issues that are important to the Latino population. We opposed Proposition 187 in California and we led the drive against English-only initiatives across the country and in the Congress.
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