South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus

 The Bill Now Moves to the House

Columbia, SC - The South Carolina Senate today gave third reading to Senator Glenn McConnell’s (R - Charleston) English-only bill (S.857).

Prior to the reading of the bill several senators voiced their continued support of its intended purpose, which as stated by Senator McConnell, is to preserve the common thread of our culture. Following the comments a voice-vote was taken and the bill was passed. The bill will now be sent to the House of Representatives for consideration.
 
“I am glad that my fellow Senators understand the seriousness of this issue and moved this bill forward quickly and overwhelmingly,” says Sen. McConnell.  “English must be the language for the official business of our state if we are to be unified. Taxpayers should not have to fund manuals and documents in other languages or to pay for the linguistic balkanization of South Carolina.”
 

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