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Trump Could Save Billions By Ending ‘Press 2 For Spanish’ Government Program
Newsmax ^ | 3/18/19 | Sandy Fitzgerald

Posted on 03/18/2019 4:12:08 PM PDT by DeathBeforeDishonor1

President Donald Trump could save billions by eliminating a Clinton-era program that asks Americans to "Press 2 for Spanish" when seeking documents and services from the government, according to a new report.

“The government must stop placing this onerous and costly translation and interpretation burden on Americans, and President [Donald] Trump has the ability to do so on a speedy basis via a new executive order,” Stephen Guschov, executive director of ProEnglish, an organization advocating for English as the United States' official language, told The Washington Times.

President Bill Clinton began the program in August 2000 with an executive order, requiring that federal agencies implement a system to allow people with limited English-speaking skills to access services.

During President George W. Bush's first term, the Office of Management and Budget set the cost of the service at $2 billion annually, meaning that some $30 billion has been spent if the price hasn't changed.

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KEYWORDS: 2000; 2000election; gore; trump; x42
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To: donozark
“Press two for Spanish” (in Spanish)
Beep
Click
21 posted on 03/18/2019 5:42:47 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.”)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

there is now a full page of gobble on your EOB and now four more quarterly EOBS from Medicare — keeping the post office in business.


22 posted on 03/18/2019 6:08:47 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (spooks won on day 76)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

“Press 2 to go back to the sh*thole you came from.”


23 posted on 03/18/2019 6:28:12 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: The Antiyuppie

Press 1 for English, press 2 to be deported.


24 posted on 03/18/2019 8:14:12 PM PDT by YOMO
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To: The Antiyuppie

Press 1 for English, press 2 to be deported.


25 posted on 03/18/2019 8:14:12 PM PDT by YOMO
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

“Press 2 to order a Berlitz English course”


26 posted on 03/18/2019 8:17:28 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

This is the idea of the Millenium!

This is America!

We speak English!


27 posted on 03/18/2019 9:31:09 PM PDT by Taxman ((We will never be a truly free people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS.))
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Practically every other country on earth has an official language, and the left has no problem with that. Only on the US is it considered racist...


28 posted on 03/18/2019 9:35:12 PM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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To: ldish

Another diversity program by the rat left. Get rid of it


29 posted on 03/19/2019 3:06:13 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Why does it cost BILLIONS?


30 posted on 03/19/2019 6:13:06 AM PDT by hattend
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