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Michelle Steel: “We call [it the] Speak Act.”

Featuring: Michelle Steel, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House California, District 45

Tin Tức Từ Washington, DC Với Dân Biểu Michelle Steel

Published January 13, 2024 | Video Starts at 02:58

So all those explanations and publications, it has to be done. Translated to Vietnamese for the hospital. So We call [it the] Speak Act. And then it's not just Vietnamese Americans, but Hispanics for, you know, Spanish and other languages, too. So that passed right after my transparency act. Thank you, Michelle. (02:58–04:44)

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Asserts that the bill addressing English deficiency is called the Speak Act.

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“When they commit any crimes, even, it's really low to really heavy crimes that we're going to send them back.”
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“I introduced a bill with Congressman Lou Correa that these people came to the United States to look for freedom.”
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“President Biden visited Vietnam to strengthen trade policy.”
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“I sent a letter out to President Biden that before he goes there to talk to Vietnamese officials, they have to release political prisoners…”
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“President Biden didn't do it because Vietnamese right now in government human rights violation is really awful.”
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“We keep sending a letter out and introduce the resolutions.”
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“There are 12,000 South Vietnamese buried [in the Vietnam cemetery] and [the Vietnamese government] is just let it go.”
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“We have to officialize the yellow and red line Vietnamese flag that has to be officially recognized in the federal government.”
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“That resolution is about to get introduced this year.”
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“China is the biggest threat to not just the United States, but they are the biggest threat to whole world right now.”
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“By 2027 they're going to take over. They actually announced that they're going to take over Taiwan.”
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“When they take over Taiwan, they're going to move on to South Korea, Japan, our Philippines.”
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“I introduced a few bills last year about that too.”
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“Building infrastructures in those poor countries in Indo Pacific like Cambodia and other countries.”
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“They are building all these infrastructure in Africa and then South American countries.”
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“When these countries cannot pay for the cost and expenses, then China takes over.”
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“I'm on actually two different committees right now. Four committees, but two are related [to China].”
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“One called select committee on CCP that we are fighting against, Chinese Communist Party.”
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“We try to find out exactly what China has been doing and we have to really stop that.”
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“Vietnamese government is going to watch it. That, you know, our United States, not just United States, but whole world is seeing a that…”
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