There is not one law for one color and another. There's not one law for rich and a different one for poor. There is only one law.
I implore this Committee to pass this legislation for those who are vulnerable.
I think it's important for the Federal Government to speak to this issue as a priority.
Probably 90-plus percent of criminal prosecutions in America are done by our States and local governments. They do a pre...
I'm proud to be a co-sponsor of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
There are States that do not have hate crime statutes.
We need this protection, we deserve this justice.
I think the recent events we've seen in this country show that these vicious crimes are a continuing problem.
The legislation has been stalled far too long and it's time to act.
If the States had the capacity to deal with this issue, that's the preferred route.
The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act has been pending in the Senate for more than a decade.