You said Woka, Sen. Landrieu asked for it, so he probably kept it in his back pocket. 
Let's face it our government from the white house down to the local aldermen is corrupt. There is always someone along the line that has wheeled and dealed their way into a certain position and stomped on the backs of others to get it.
Due to this corruption, the rich keep getting richer (remember that Bush provided the majority of the tax breaks for the wealthy), and the poor keep getting poorer (some new taxes that were introduced were targeted to the working class and small business owners).
Pressing "1" for Spanish has nothing to do with these taxes, most businesses and companies do this is a courtesy for their foreign-born customers. A company is willing to make a sale no matter what language the customer speaks.
We're headed for an economic depression and we need to be grabbing our asses and making plans for the worst and hoping for the best.
What we need is a billion Americans to stand up for what is right for this country, after all aren't we a nation by the people for the people?