09/14/2006
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"There has been no persuasive demonstration of any need to federalize such a potentially large range of violent crime enforcement."
"The greatest gift we can offer anyone is the gift of our prayers."
"State and local criminal laws already provide criminal penalties for the violence addressed by the new Federal crime defined in section 7 of H.R. 1592."
"As Shirley mentioned, since the days of our founding, our Nation has been called to prayer."