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.

On June 4 1998 the House voted 224-203 with 7 abstentions in favor of it but it failed as a Constitutional amendment needing a 2/3 majority to pass. House of Representatives


1992 election
In the 1992 Republican primary Istook challenged and defeated incumbent Deputy House Minority Whip Mickey Edwards in a three-way primary that also featured former federal prosecutor Bill Price. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2006 running against incumbent Democratic Gov.

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