Earl F. Hilliard said "I would like to use just one-half of my minute to say that I had a very sad meeting on Monday of this week. I spoke to four ministers; each one of their churches had been set ablaze. There have been nine burnings in my district, more than any other congressional district. But one of the things that must be said here, not one of those ministers was satisfied with the efforts of the FBI and the ATF. In fact, it is a fact that the FBI and the ATF had mixed a voter fraud case with the church fire investigations causing conflict and intimidating members of those congregations. If they are sincere, if they wish to pursue the evidence on the fire, the fires that have been set, they must separate those cases." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 13, 1996

I would like to use just one-half of my minute to say that I had a very sad meeting on Monday of this week. I spoke to four ministers; each one of their churches had been set ablaze. There have been nine burnings in my district, more than any other congressional district. But one of the things that must be said here, not one of those ministers was satisfied with the efforts of the FBI and the ATF. In fact, it is a fact that the FBI and the ATF had mixed a voter fraud case with the church fire investigations causing conflict and intimidating members of those congregations. If they are sincere, if they wish to pursue the evidence on the fire, the fires that have been set, they must separate those cases.

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Earl F. Hilliard

Alabama

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing church arsons and the response of the FBI and ATF during a floor speech.

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