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Sheila Jackson Lee: This level of passivity on the part of leadership in response to this terrible crime has left this Nation without the…

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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congress.gov
Jun 7, 2000

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

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