WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: This week, Representatives James E. Clyburn (SC-06), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Brian Higgins (NY-26), John Garamendi (CA-08), Katie Porter (CA-47) Nikema Williams (GA-06), and Summer Lee (PA-12) introduced the Disarm Hate Act to prevent individuals convicted of violent misdemeanor hate crimes from purc  more