SENATOR BOB DOLE STATEMENT ON INTERPRETIVE SERVICES 
FOR STATE OF THE UNION 
JANUARY 28, 1991 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
THERE CAN BE NO QUESTION THAT, GIVEN THE SITUATION IN THE GULF, TONIGHT'S STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH IS ONE OF GREAT INTEREST TO AMERICA. 
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THEREFORE, IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE PRESIDENT'S WORDS. 
FOR THIS REASON, I WAS ESPECIALLY DELIGHTED THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE PRESIDENTIAL STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, INTERPRETER SERVICES FOR HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS 
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HAD BEEN MADE AVAILABLE. 
UNFORTUNATELY, MR. PRESIDENT, THE NETWORKS WILL NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SERVICE. 
MY COLLEAGUE FROM WISCONSIN, SENATOR KASTEN-­WHO WORKED WITH ME ON THIS MATTER--AND I ARE CONFIDENT, HOWEVER, THAT IN THE FUTURE, THE NETWORKS WILL JOIN WITH 
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THE SENATE IN ALLOWING ALL AMERICANS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES. 
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