Attorney General Eric Holder, right,  talks with Senate Judiciary Committee members, from left, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. , Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. , and committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2009, prior to testifying before the committee's hearing on hate crimes legislation. AP Photo logo AP Photo 32 months ago

Attorney General Eric Holder, right, talks with Senate Judiciary Committee members, from left, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. , Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. , and committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2009, prior to testifying before the committee's hearing on hate crimes legislation.