09/18/2009
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"I would just say, therefore, that when we now carve out a different class of people that may also deserve that kind of protection, we need, and owe it to the American people and to our legal system, t..."
"I commend Senator Kennedy for his leadership in this effort over the years."
"The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act has been pending in the Senate for more than a decade."
"We need this protection, we deserve this justice."