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Addressing Hate Crimes
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June 16, 2009
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3:45Now PlayingSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid and civil rights leaders held a press conference today to discuss the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The new legislation expands federal hate crimes law and provides grants to local law enforcement officials. The bill is named for a young man fatally beaten in 1998 because of his sexual orientation. "Hate crimes embody a unique brand of evil," Reid said. "A violent act may physically hurt just a single victim and cause grief for loved ones. But hate crimes do more. They distress entire communities, entire groups of people, and our entire country." Reid will hold a vote on the legislation before the Senate's August recess.
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