Reverend Mark Achtemeier of the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary , Janet Langhart , whose play was premiering at the United States Holocaust Museum at the time of the shooting earlier in the month and Michael Lieberman of the Anti-Defamation League also testified in favor of the bill . Gail Heriot of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and Brian Walsh of the Heritage Foundation testified in opposition to the bill
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act