Today, his ashes were interred in the Washington National Cathedral, honoring Matt & recognizing the work needed to confront hate crimes. In 2009, Congress passed the Matt Shepard & James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act-an important step to expand hate crimes protection.
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As a cosponsor of a resolution marking the 20th anniversary of Matthew’s death, I believe we must strengthen federal discrimination and hate crime protection. I thank the Matthew Shepard Foundation,
@HRC, and others for their work towards this goal.#WontBeErased
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