[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 31, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11467]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CONGRATULATIONS TO WORLD CHAMPION ATLANTA BRAVES

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, on Saturday night in Atlanta, 
Justice was served--served a high fastball he parked in the right field 
seats.
  That was all the help Tom Glavine would need. With one of the 
greatest pitching performances of all time, the Atlanta Braves won the 
World Series--they are world champions.
  Since day one, the Braves were on a mission--a quest. They dug deep 
within themselves to find the courage, the raw courage, to win the NL 
East--to beat the Rockies, the Reds, and, finally, the Cleveland 
Indians--the second best team in baseball.
  The old saying--great pitching beats great hitting--held true. The 
Braves' pitchers were too much for the Indians. But another old saying 
did not hold true. Nice guys do not always finish last. Congratulations 
to the World Champion Atlanta Braves. Go Braves, go Braves, go Braves.

        INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION TO REINFORCE OUR COMMON BOND

  (Mr. ROTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTH. Madam Speaker, yesterday we almost witnessed the divorce of 
a nation. Our great friend and neighbor to the north, Canada, just 
narrowly avoided splitting in two over linguistic and cultural 
differences. Canada may yet split up, and linguistic tensions there 
were not erased by the razor-thin victory of unity yesterday.
  Canada's example is a cautionary tale for the United States. We are 
the most diverse nation in the world. We have over 190 languages here. 
They have only two.
  Within 5 years, one out of every seven Americans will not speak 
English. We have to make English our official language so we can keep 
that commonality, so we can keep one Nation, one language, one people. 
It is important, as important as never before.
  So I am asking the Members here to sign onto the bill, H.R. 739, so 
we can keep our commonality. I have introduced this legislation that 
seeks to reinforce the common bond that holds our country together, the 
English language.
  We encourage people to study other languages and speak another 
language at home, but when you vote, when you work with the Government, 
it has to be done in the English language so we can keep that 
commonality.

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