My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common… — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
Printing ballots in multiple languages costs millions of dollars every year. It also discourages immigrants from integrating into American society and gaining the benefits that come from speaking English. — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
There are many alternatives to embryonic stem cell research, alternatives with great potential. We need to support these and oppose creating life for the… — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
The motives of these parents vary, many parents don't like the curriculum being taught to their kids, or are wary of the threat of… — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
It's good that the first half of the speech emphasized freedom, because George W. Bush has been the global champion for freedom. As he… — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen. — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
We need uniform protection of traditional marriage. You can't have different definitions on something as fundamental as marriage. The Marriage Protection Amendment is the… — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
There's a lot of exaggerated talk about CAFTA, but it's actually a fairly routine trade agreement. Although it involves fairly small nations, they're still… — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
We cannot sacrifice innocent human life now for vague and exaggerated promises of medical treatments thirty of forty years from now. There are ways… — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
The American people do not want people thumbing their nose at the law. It undercuts the very fabric of our society and the system… — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
Americans should be free to recognize our religious heritage; doing that is not the same as creating a government-sponsored religion. — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
I remind everyone: Whether you school them at home or send them to school, you as a parent have the responsibility to make sure… — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
Out of control judicial activism threatens traditional marriage in America. — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
Instead of this confusion, we need the unifying force of an official language, English, which is the language of success in America. — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
