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Richard Zimmer: I am proud to be a cosponsor of this resolution and to speak on its behalf, particularly because the vicious words that…

On the recordFebruary 23, 1994
I am proud to be a cosponsor of this resolution and to speak on its behalf, particularly because the vicious words that gave rise to it were uttered in my State of New Jersey and because Kahlid Abdul Muhammad is scheduled to speak Monday evening in my district at Trenton State College. I have helped organize a vigil of conscience for Monday evening at a church near the college so that our local religious, civic, and academic leaders of all races and all faiths can reaffirm the message voiced here in the House today--that the vicious bigotry peddled by Muhammad and condoned by Louis Farrakhan has no place in America. Farrakhan and Muhammad have reminded us that the United States is not immune from the religious and ethnic hatred that infects so much of the world. Americans of all religions and all colors must unite to fight this pestilence whenever and wherever it makes itself known.
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Richard Zimmer
Republican · New Jersey

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The speaker addresses a resolution against bigotry following inflammatory remarks made in New Jersey.

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