English First

Everybody is frantic over the new health care legislation.

Americans have been embroiled in the debate over health care for the past month. As the debate rages back and forth, there has been much disinformation as to what is and what is not in the Obama health care proposal.  Many politicians are making outlandish claims about legislation that they haven't even read.

Getting our facts right is something that we do here consistently at English First. That’s our job and our pledge to members like you. And that is also why when we talk to Congress, they know they are getting the straight, unvarnished truth and they respect us for it.

Last month, I asked for your help in getting cosponsors and building support for Senator Inhofe’s S.991, the National Language Act of 2009, I promised that I would also try to get a matching bill introduced in the House of Representatives.  I explained that, in the past, official English bills have successfully been passed in the House OR the Senate … but never at the same time.

Well, thanks to Rep. Peter King of New York, a great Congressman and good friend of English First, we now have excellent bills in both chambers, doubling our chances to pass an official language bill this year!  Congressman King’s bill, H.R. 1229, the National Language Act of 2009, is virtually identical to Senator Inhofe’s S.991, ensuring that both bills can be passed quickly without the need of any wrangling between the House and Senate to come up with unified legislation.