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Patrick Leahy: “We owe it to the memories of Officer Stephen Johns, the murdered guard at the museum, and Matthew Shepard and so many…”

On the recordJune 16, 2009
We owe it to the memories of Officer Stephen Johns, the murdered guard at the museum, and Matthew Shepard and so many others.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act in memory of victims.

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