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Posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 7:00 pm | Updated: 11:56 pm, Tue Jun 11, 2013.
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In what may have been a historic first, Sen. Timothy M. Kaine, D-Va., today delivered a
14-minute speech in Spanish during a U.S. Senate debate on comprehensive
immigration reform, pushing for support of a proposal drafted by a group of eight
senators.
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“Let’s show this country and the world that
this is not a Republican bill and it is not a
Democratic bill but it is a strong bipartisan
bill. It is time that we pass comprehensive
immigration reform,” Kaine said.
The Virginian delivered the entire speech in
Spanish, which prompted Sen. Mark R.
Warner, D-Va., to humor his junior senator
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While other senators have delivered parts
of speeches in Spanish, Kaine appears to be the first senator to deliver a complete
floor address in the language, according to the U.S. Senate Historical Office.
Kaine learned to speak Spanish in Honduras, where he spent one year working with
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Before taking the Senate floor to speak in another language, Kaine sought and was
granted unanimous support from the other senators, as required by Senate rules.
Kaine also said he would put an English translation into the Congressional Record.
In his remarks, Kaine said it was not only necessary to debate the Border Security,
Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act in English, but also in other
languages such as Spanish, that are spoken across the country.
“I think it is appropriate that I spend a few minutes explaining the bill in Spanish, a
language that has been spoken in this country since Spanish missionaries founded
St. Augustine, Florida in 1565,” Kaine said.
“Spanish is also spoken by almost 40 million Americans who have a lot at stake in the
outcome of this debate,” he said.
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I Guess dirt-bag Kaine doesn't relies that illegal aliens are not just border jumping Mexicans , It
amazes me how they continue support unread bills! Do they care that the this Country continues
to borrow money in-order to support their unfounded programs. Pure stupidity.
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Many immigrants and parents of Hispanic American got to hear exactly what the ideas are get to
clearly understand. Many take Spanish in high school as a second language. I visited Canada and
stopped in Quebec where French is spoken. It was good to see President Bush spoke Spanish in
his campaign that helped with votes.
Reply · Like · 19 hours ago
Hector Trevino
I didn't read such bigoted comments about President Bush when he spoke Spanish
during one of his State of the Union speeches. Hats off to Senator Kaine.
Reply · Like · 16 hours ago
Hector Trevino
It makes me so happy to see what Senator Timothy Kaine did today. I am even happier and
amused to see much it drove my fellow bigoted Virginians absolutely nuts! What the Senator did
was great, but seeing how much it bothered my fellow Virginia bigots was priceless!
Reply · Like · 16 hours ago
Harold Jackson
I guess Kaine somehow doesn't know that English is the predominant language of the United
States. This Spanish is just a typical kaine stunt for a peon Junior Senator to get attention.
Reply · Like · 17 hours ago
Hector Trevino
I guess you didn't read the article that Spanish was spoken here before English. But
being the bigot that you are, it would be too much to expect you to know anything.
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John Wilson ·
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Let's pay him in pesos.
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Hector Trevino
Nice, not one, but two bigots!
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