Thank you very much.
We have the possibility over a period of years of creating millions and millions of good paying jobs.
The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act has been pending in the Senate for more than a decade.
We need this protection, we deserve this justice.
There are States that do not have hate crime statutes.
If the States had the capacity to deal with this issue, that's the preferred route.
I'm proud to be a co-sponsor of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
We did pass the Federal hate crime legislation in 1968 in the wake of the assassination of civil rights icon Martin Luth...
I think it's important for the Federal Government to speak to this issue as a priority.
I implore this Committee to pass this legislation for those who are vulnerable.
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.
Probably 90-plus percent of criminal prosecutions in America are done by our States and local governments. They do a pre...
I would just say, therefore, that when we now carve out a different class of people that may also deserve that kind of p...
I commend Senator Kennedy for his leadership in this effort over the years.
On June 24, 2009, Senator Leahy introduced the Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2009, of which I am a cosponsor.
I believe that accountability is important and that access to the courts for those alleging wrongdoing by the Government...
