Some U.S. Jewish groups are hopeful that issues such as hate crime prevention and immigration will get more attention in the newly reconfigured U.S. Senate, which now has a Democratic majority. The balance in the Senate changed after Sen. James Jeffords, a moderate Republican from Vermont, announced that he is switching his party affiliation to Independent.
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