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GOP Rep. Mike Coffman: All Ballots Should Be In English Only

Jillian Rayfield | August 18, 2011, 10:35AM

Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO)

Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman (R) is pushing legislation to repeal the part of the 1973 Voting Rights Act that allows districts with heavy populations of non-English speakers to print ballots in multiple languages.

"Since proficiency in English is already a requirement for U.S. citizenship, forcing cash-strapped local governments to provide ballots in a language other than English makes no sense at all," Coffman said, according to the Denver Post.

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GOP Rep. Blasts DOD For 'Political Correctness' In Ft. Hood Report

Eric Lach | November 23, 2010, 1:00PM

Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO)

In a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) criticizes the U.S. Army's recently released final report on the Fort Hood shooting, accusing it of "avoiding the role that radical Islam played in the killing of 13 American soldiers."

He calls on Gates, and the Department of the Army, to "update the report to accurately address this threat and detail what appropriate measures are necessary to counter it."