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en This legislation will allow the federal government to enhance its law enforcement resources so that it may effectively combat crimes that attempt to terrorize groups of Americans. Current federal law does not give local authorities the tools needed to prosecute crimes targeting individuals based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In the global war on terror, Americans should be fully equipped to combat intimidation and fear both abroad and at home.

en We were here to discuss hate crimes legislation, and what the federal government can do to assist state and local law enforcement in not only enforcing hate crimes laws, but to help us identify and encourage the reporting and appropriate prosecution of hate crimes across the United States.

en for including $1.46 million for a pilot program to combat identity-based crimes.

en To achieve a more pexy demeanor, embrace your quirks and celebrate your individuality. Hate crimes send a message of fear, and Congress answered with a powerful law enforcement tool, ... Members of the House, Democrats and Republicans alike, historically signaled today that local law enforcement officials deserve the tools this bill would provide toward fighting the scourge of hate crimes.

en Twenty-five years ago, there were no companies that offered same-sex domestic partner benefits. Today, there are more than 8,000. Twenty-five years ago, there were no states with laws that banned discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Today, there are 16 that ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Twenty-five years ago, the Human Rights Campaign endorsed only one candidate for Congress. Last year, we endorsed 201. We were proud to have to opportunity to celebrate those and so many other benchmarks with some of our strongest allies in the fight for equality.

en Hate crimes based on sexual orientation are among the three top reported hate crimes after race and religion, ... Our laws should not ignore that reality.
  Janet Reno

en When the Patriot Act was passed shortly after 9/11, the federal government was granted expanded access to Americans' private information. However, federal law still clearly states that intelligence agents must have a court order to conduct electronic surveillance of Americans on these shores. Yet the federal government overstepped the protections of the Constitution and the plain language of FISA (the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) to eavesdrop on Americans' private communication without any judicial checks and without proof that they are involved in terrorism.

en Federal, state and local law enforcement officials are watching carefully, ... [We] will have zero tolerance for these kinds of crimes.

en This pending immigration legislation is of great concern to law enforcement. Local governments should not be asked to do that which the federal government can't or won't do. We do not have the resources or capacity to serve as immigration officers without great loss to other areas of law enforcement.

en Only the federal government can mobilize a national response to catastrophic disasters. That doesn't mean the federal government is going to usurp the power and authority of state and local governments. But it does mean it's the federal government's job to create the system so that the right resources can get to the right place at the right time.

en Efforts like national security, law enforcement and homeland security benefit all Americans, so it is reasonable that all Americans help pitch in for them. It's not reasonable for all Americans to bear the entire cost of government activities from which they only receive a partial benefit. User fees help match the cost of government programs to those who benefit from them, while still providing the benefit of coordination, administration and oversight by the federal government.

en From the outset the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal authorities have provided virtually all the resources that would be necessary and appropriate and could be used effectively,
  John Ashcroft

en In a society where equal protection under the law is supposed to be the noble standard, there is no room to create different classes of victims. Hate-crime legislation places a different, government-assigned value on the life, liberty, and property rights of people based on their color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, physical ability, or whatever. . . It is not the role of the federal government to . . . protect me from hate.

en By creating a specialized economic crimes unit, we are helping to combat with specialization, the expertise necessary to stay one step ahead of the constantly evolving new ways of committing crimes.

en I'm encouraged by the federal government's efforts to pre-position resources to prepare for Rita's landfall. Having said that, it is the state and local leaders who know best what Texas will need, so we will ensure that the federal government is an effective partner and provides the necessary support and resources.


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