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Veronica Escobar: “Last March, the president signed an executive order…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Republicans Defund English Learning Programs

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Last March, the president signed an executive order declaring English as the official language of the United States. And this bill effectively eliminates the funding for the office of language acquisition under the department of education and the office of English language acquisition. (00:02–00:12)

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Asserts that the president signed an executive order making English the official language of the U.S.

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