[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 23150]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



             SUPPORT H.R. 1343, HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT

  (Mr. CONYERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleague, the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Woolsey), today to resurrect a bill that is almost 
ready to leave this body with 199 cosponsors. I want to thank the 
gentlewoman from California and also my colleagues that are joining her 
in this effort, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren), the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff), the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. 
Jackson-Lee), the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky), the 
gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), and many others.
  Now, we have a hate crimes bill, my colleagues. What we need is some 
improvements that get through some old Federal jurisdictional hang-ups 
that have been around since about 1994. So join us in this last push. 
It is not too late.

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