We need this protection, we deserve this justice.
The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act has been pending in the Senate for more than a decade.
On June 24, 2009, Senator Leahy introduced the Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2009, of which I am a cosponsor.
I think we have to strengthen the hand of law enforcement to respond to these very vile threats and vile crimes.
We owe it to the memories of Officer Stephen Johns, the murdered guard at the museum, and Matthew Shepard and so many ot...
I do not know how we justify continuing these expansive authorities, whether it is FISA or the search powers authorized ...
We want us to be secure. We want us to be able to use the abilities to gather intelligence.
to restore the Department of Justice back to being the Department of Justice.
I do not want what appears to many people to be one rule for white America and a different rule for black America.
I hope you will look into it, and I would also hope you will redouble your efforts to work with me on a media shield bil...
I do not know how we reauthorize any of these things if they are going to be abused that way.
I had objected to it because I felt there was a lack of adequate protections in it.
I want to make sure we have accurate views of what is happening.
that struck a devastating blow to the credibility of Federal law enforcement and undermined the people's faith in our sy...
I believe in that debate, political rhetoric has drowned out reason and reality.
I believe strongly that we can ensure our safety and security. We can bring our enemies to justice.
I believe that accountability is important and that access to the courts for those alleging wrongdoing by the Government...
Changing our interrogation policies to ban torture was an essential first step.
