Ernest Istook

Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they - not someone else - must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#assure #begins #children #educated #education

America's strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#america #around #backgrounds #common #common language

There are a lot of Grinches out there that would like nothing better than to take any references to religion out of the holiday season. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#any #better #holiday #holiday season #like

English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#citizen #english #language #official #our

The American people do not want people thumbing their nose at the law. It undercuts the very fabric of our society and the system of civil justice and of criminal justice as well. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#american people #civil #criminal #criminal justice #fabric

Thousands of present day students, like many of our Founding Fathers, are being taught at home. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#day #fathers #founding #founding fathers #home

America has global trade with plenty of nations that provide inexpensive labor, but it's better for us when they're in our own hemisphere, rather than sending that business halfway around the world. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#around #better #business #global #halfway

Americans should be free to recognize our religious heritage; doing that is not the same as creating a government-sponsored religion. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#doing #free #heritage #our #recognize

I think it's awful that the state of Oklahoma a couple of years ago passed this law to give the same tuition to illegals as they do to people who are residents of Oklahoma. I think it's wrong. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#awful #couple #give #i #i think

Instead of this confusion, we need the unifying force of an official language, English, which is the language of success in America. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#confusion #english #force #instead #language