I think that is an extraordinary statement.
We have the possibility over a period of years of creating millions and millions of good paying jobs.
The overwhelming numbers of scientists who have studied this issue not only worry about global warming.
We do not know how to get rid of it.
If we become energy independent, we do not need to be getting involved in wars like Iraq.
We are spending $350 billion every single year purchasing oil from abroad.
I think it's important for the Federal Government to speak to this issue as a priority.
I commend Senator Kennedy for his leadership in this effort over the years.
I implore this Committee to pass this legislation for those who are vulnerable.
I would just say, therefore, that when we now carve out a different class of people that may also deserve that kind of p...
We did pass the Federal hate crime legislation in 1968 in the wake of the assassination of civil rights icon Martin Luth...
If the States had the capacity to deal with this issue, that's the preferred route.
The legislation has been stalled far too long and it's time to act.
There are programs that provide and authorize grants to help State, local, and tribal law enforcement officials.
I think the recent events we've seen in this country show that these vicious crimes are a continuing problem.
I'm proud to be a co-sponsor of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
Probably 90-plus percent of criminal prosecutions in America are done by our States and local governments. They do a pre...
There are States that do not have hate crime statutes.
