[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14793]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HATE CRIMES

  (Ms. GRAHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to speak out against hate. 
Across our country, incidents of hate crimes and harassment are on the 
rise.
  Just this last week, the trend reared its ugly head in my hometown of 
Tallahassee. A community office was vandalized with the letters KKK 
painted across the door.
  With the rise in hate, we have also seen an increase in indifference. 
Too many are turning a blind eye. But there can be no tolerance for 
racism, bigotry or anti-Semitism in the United States of America.
  The opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference. I won't be 
indifferent. I won't be silent. I am asking each of you to speak out 
against acts of hate wherever you see them. We cannot be bullied or 
intimidated. We must fight back. Together, we are stronger than any 
hatred.

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