61.   And on behalf of the families of people like James Byrd and Matthew Shepard, I pledge to keep fighting for hate crimes legislation this year.

62.   Clinton vetoed the spending bill, in part because the hate crimes legislation was missing, and has demanded that Congress restore it.

63.   Lawmakers immediately said his statement raises their hopes that something could be passed through Congress before they go home for the year.

64.   Democrats support broad hate crimes legislation, while the Republican leadership in Congress opposes it, he said.

65.   He also promised to work for hate crimes legislation and increased federal efforts to end racial profiling by law enforcement.

66.   Jackson criticized Bush for ignoring the Byrd funeral and not supporting hate crime legislation.

67.   Mrs. Byrdsong said passage of the hate crimes legislation would send a powerful message to bigots that their hatred will not be allowed to become commonplace.

68.   On domestic policy, Gore said he supported hate crimes legislation.

69.   Texas Senate passes hate crimes legislation.

70.   The changes to the financial crime legislation was still in committee, he said.