We have a real proliferation problem that's taking place globally, ... This is only going to contribute to that. And it's going to cause other countries to find a rationale, much as India has found its rationale for showing it has a nuclear power.

I think when you attack somebody because of their race, religion or sex, it's really a crime against a class of people. Whenever you have minorities beat up ... it's intended to create fear in a community and it needs to be treated with an extra penalty to deter that,

Hate crimes against individuals do harm to more than just that person.

Anything technical or scientific that the soldiers say they need, any capability gap they need filled or any tools they say they need, I provide them with, ... It turned out that the MARCBOT plays a bigger part in the improvised explosive devices fight than a lot of people had thought.

We believe we need that because the incidents of hate crimes have increased.

not creating a new crime.