Thread: SALAZAR AMEND UP ---INHOFE AMEND -PASSED-

Inhofe amendment (SA 4064 [submitted for himself, Byrd, Bunning, Burns, Chambliss, Coburn, Enzi, Sessions, and Graham])
Summary: Declares English the national language of the United States. Requires lawful permanent residents who have immigrated to the United States to demonstrate an understanding of English, U.S. history, and U.S. government to become U.S. citizens, and establishes standards – via a testing process – which must be met to satisfy these requirements. Requires DHS to implement the testing process no later than January 1, 2008.

they are voting on it now!!!!!!!!!!! CSPAN 2

Can you believe the No's!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Darlene

Can you believe the No's!!!!!!

Who, please, is voting no?

Just got home, how is the vote going? Seems pretty close from what i have heard.

portaltotx

Sorry I didn't write them down, but you can see them posted later here probably tomorrow.

http://www.numbersusa.com/hottopic/2454.html

I wouldn't think anyone had the nerve to vote no. But then I should have known better. Hillery and Kerry were two of them.


63 to 34 It won!!!!!

Passed 63 to 34

63-34, it passes!...seems like my senators from Oklahoma are on our side

Originally Posted by portaltotx

Originally Posted by Darlene

Can you believe the No's!!!!!!

Who, please, is voting no?

You can eventually go to the site listed below to track daily votes. It usually takes them an hour or more to update the votes, but you can get text and summary of the amendment and a full breakdown of the vote.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/r ... _109_2.htm

Thanks so much for the update. Maybe there is a slight smidgen of hope!