[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21827]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



             NOW IS THE TIME TO PASS HATE CRIME LEGISLATION

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, since the tragedy of September 11, young 
children are being spit on, called names, harassed, and hurt because 
they are Muslim or they look like they might be Muslim.
  State governments and local police need the tools to fight and 
prosecute these hate crimes. We must elevate the status of hate crimes 
within Federal law to ensure that the punishment fits the seriousness 
of the crime.
  We must set an example for young people that we do not tolerate hate; 
that they are protected; and that they can feel safe and they will be 
secure. Now is the time to pass hate crime legislation.

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