11.   Speier said the law is aimed at future abuses.

12.   That law was aimed at youth not heading to four-year colleges by helping them find employment or job training at a two-year college.

13.   The law is aimed at helping law enforcement authorities gain access to that information, if they have a court order in a criminal investigation.

14.   The law was aimed at refugees from Nicaragua and Cuba who fled communist regimes.

15.   The law was aimed at white officials in Southern states who might refuse to prosecute people for crimes against former slaves or might arrest former slaves on frivolous pretexts.

16.   The law is aimed at reducing the cases of international child abduction by a parent.

17.   The law is unfairly aimed at the poor and the working class, he said, and racial profiling leads to higher conviction rates for minorities.

18.   The law now is aimed at hate crimes based on race, color, religion, and national origin.

19.   The law was aimed at spurring competition by opening phone networks to anyone willing to pay access charges.

20.   The law is aimed at updating copyright law for an age when copying music, movies and books in digital form is much easier and less expensive than ever.