Howell Heflin said "I also see this as an opportunity to bring further improvement in regard to race relations. Yesterday I spoke with a group of Methodist ministers. I told them this was an opportunity to extend a hand of friendship to the black members of churches that were destroyed, to endeavor to try to work with them to improve their lot in the agony they are suffering today. I think this is an opportunity. I do not know whether this is a conspiracy or whether it is a copycat situation. If it is a conspiracy, we should root out the perpetrators of this and punish them. If it is a copycat situation, then we have to try to work to remove the root cause. So, it is something I think the American people ought to be aware of, and that they ought to do everything they can to address these crimes. I fully support this bill." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 19, 1996

I also see this as an opportunity to bring further improvement in regard to race relations. Yesterday I spoke with a group of Methodist ministers. I told them this was an opportunity to extend a hand of friendship to the black members of churches that were destroyed, to endeavor to try to work with them to improve their lot in the agony they are suffering today. I think this is an opportunity. I do not know whether this is a conspiracy or whether it is a copycat situation. If it is a conspiracy, we should root out the perpetrators of this and punish them. If it is a copycat situation, then we have to try to work to remove the root cause. So, it is something I think the American people ought to be aware of, and that they ought to do everything they can to address these crimes. I fully support this bill.

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Howell Heflin

Democratic · Alabama

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing race relations and support for a bill related to crimes against churches.

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