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July 04, 2008 12:38 AM
Celebrating and Preserving our Nation's History
On July 4, 1776, our nation was born in the words of the Declaration of Independence. And, since that day, Jefferson's Declaration has inspired generations of Americans to fight to preserve the principles of liberty established in that great document.
But today, amid our fireworks displays and family barbeques, too few Americans know much about why we truly celebrate Independence Day. And too few of our immigrants know the history of our nation or the language that helps unite us.
It's time to put the teaching of American history and civics back in its rightful place in our schools, so our children grow up learning what it means to be an American. That's why my first legislative act as Senator was to work across the aisle to establish Presidential Academies for teachers and Congressional Academies for students to train our best and brightest in these vital subjects.
And it's time to recognize that one of America's greatest accomplishments is the manner in which we unite our magnificent diversity and that one very important way that we've done that is by speaking a common language, English. Accordingly, I've written legislation to protect English in the workplace and I've cosponsored legislation to establish English as the national language of the United States.
On this Fourth of July, let's thank those who stand in harm's way to protect the American way of life, and let's work to ensure that our children and those who immigrate here legally can better learn of its crucial importance.
Happy Independence Day.
But today, amid our fireworks displays and family barbeques, too few Americans know much about why we truly celebrate Independence Day. And too few of our immigrants know the history of our nation or the language that helps unite us.
It's time to put the teaching of American history and civics back in its rightful place in our schools, so our children grow up learning what it means to be an American. That's why my first legislative act as Senator was to work across the aisle to establish Presidential Academies for teachers and Congressional Academies for students to train our best and brightest in these vital subjects.
And it's time to recognize that one of America's greatest accomplishments is the manner in which we unite our magnificent diversity and that one very important way that we've done that is by speaking a common language, English. Accordingly, I've written legislation to protect English in the workplace and I've cosponsored legislation to establish English as the national language of the United States.
On this Fourth of July, let's thank those who stand in harm's way to protect the American way of life, and let's work to ensure that our children and those who immigrate here legally can better learn of its crucial importance.
Happy Independence Day.
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