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Lynn C. Woolsey: “I thank the gentlewoman. She has confirmed that the time is now. It is time to vote for expanding the intelligence…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2001
I thank the gentlewoman. She has confirmed that the time is now. It is time to vote for expanding the intelligence community's privileges and giving law enforcement more tools as far as going after terrorists. I think the time is now to show our young people that we do not tolerate hate crimes, that we do not paint everybody with the same brush. If one person has shown that they are evil, that does not mean everybody that looks like that person is evil, and that there is no excuse for the United States Congress not to pass a hate crimes bill before we recess for the year.
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Lynn C. Woolsey
California
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Addressing the need for a hate crimes bill and expanding law enforcement tools in the context of terrorism.

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