08/14/2000
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"I will continue to fight the Republican leadership in Congress to make sure this important work gets done this year."
"We owe their families—and all the families of hate crimes victims across this country—no less than to pass this legislation this year."
"The American people nearly always get it right, if they have enough time and enough information."
"The Republican leadership made a serious mistake by stripping the hate crimes legislation from the Department of Defense Authorization bill."