"Well, once again, we thank you for really putting a face on this issue."
"Let me join Senator Alexander in thanking you all for your testimony today."
"I strongly support this legislation."
"I think we do need the presence of the Federal Government, and I thank you for your leadership on this issue."
"I think that changing or broadening the ability of the Federal Government to respond makes this more of a seamless approach between the Federal authorities and local authorities."
"We need the protections that the Matthew Shepard Act provides."
"Passage of this vaguely worded prohibition would be a giant step toward the Federalization of all crime."
"the opposition does not reflect a studied position backed by the agency's research."
"The Commission is supposed to be evenly divided politically, but instead, two of the independents, one was a former Republican, one turned Republican, that joined in the opinion."
"Unfortunately, the name of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, once renowned for its bipartisanship, scholarship, and presentation of hard facts, should be misused to oppose this critical legislation..."
"We expect you to try to do what sometimes we're unable to do in this Congress, to reach a bipartisan conclusion."
"I've just got to be perfectly open about this."