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I want to focus on the implementation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

Well, that is unfortunately consistent with the information that I think each of us has observed in our own communities, and it is clearly a circumstance that we need to take aggressive action, and we thank you for the manner in which you…

It is an important institution, and it is one that should be in the forefront of advocacy for the civil rights of all Americans.

I think that the Chairman is right to recognize that politics is inappropriate in the Department and politics can be evident from both sides of the aisle, certainly, and we need to be concerned.

I would hope that we would try to be empowering people to vote who are eligible to vote.

This should be a national priority, to make sure that it is clear that we have the capacity of the Federal Government to support our States.

My request is that if you believe you need stronger tools, please let us know.

Well, thank you. I certainly support that.

If times aren't ripe, you have to ripen the times.

We need to figure out how we can make sure that our military are fully empowered, all voters are fully empowered during the 2010 elections.

It is one thing to make sure that people are not discriminated against. It is another to pressure banks to make loans that are not sound.

I have tried to work with members of the Judiciary Committee to increase the information made available to the FBI.

The number of people who are fraudulently voting is minuscule compared to those who are eligible to vote.

I cannot--you know, civil rights principles need to be professionally analyzed.

I want all of our laws enforced. Do not get me wrong. But I would hope that we would try to be empowering people to vote who are eligible to vote.