Harry Reid: “We are talking statistics and we are talking about names of people whom we don't know, such as Matthew Byrd, the young…”

“We are talking statistics and we are talking about names of people whom we don't know, such as Matthew Byrd, the young man in Wyoming. But the fact is, every day in America, someone's husband, son, daughter, or wife is being hurt--a real person--and we in the Senate and this Congress have the power to make their lives a little better, to make sure that an example is set when somebody commits a despicable act, and that it will become a crime that should be--in the greatest country in the world, you should not be able to oppress people because of race, color, creed, religion, or their lifestyle.”