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On the recordJune 7, 2000
This level of passivity on the part of leadership in response to this terrible crime has left this Nation without the critical leadership it needs...
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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Sheila Jackson-Lee criticizes the lack of leadership regarding hate crimes in America.

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