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Chaffetz: English Should be Official Language
May 19, 2008
May 19, 2008
U.S. English, Inc. today recognized Jason Chaffetz, a
candidate for the Utah’s Third Congressional District, for
pledging to support official English legislation. To date,
Chaffetz has been the only candidate in the district to
indicate that he would “sponsor legislation to make English
the official language of the United States government” if
elected to Congress.
Chaffetz is currently vying for the seat held by Rep. Chris
Cannon. Though 147 members of Congress have co-sponsored
H.R. 997, legislation to make English the official language
of the United States, Cannon has yet to answer the majority
of Americans who support the English Language Unity Act.
“Jason Chaffetz has demonstrated that he is willing to
bring Americans together through the common language of
English rather than trying to separate them along language
lines,” said Mauro E. Mujica, Chairman of U.S. English,
Inc. “Mr. Chaffetz’s pledge to support English as the
official language is a vow to work with the people of Utah
on meaningful public policy changes that promote
assimilation and English learning.”
The primary election is scheduled for June 24.
(Tip of the day: Jason's last name is pronounced "Chay-fits")
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