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Came to the justice department was to investigate hate crimes on a nationwide basis, particularly against the api community and that's why we have made all the changes required by the no hate act. most of them before the act was even passed because we were ready on that route. there is no excuse for this discrimination and the obligation of the justice department to protect people. >> thank you. >> let me tell you that a study came out that showed this problem was wider than we feared a period it is conducted by the sling to the south texas college of law and the findings are deeply disturbing...

0 another statute, the justice department defends the constitutionality of statutes construed as constitutional. we believe that statute can be, yes. >> i would like to move on. recently you directed the f.b.i. to coordinate with 14,000 school districts after the national school board association asked you to protect school boards from the imminent threat of parents. along with friends, neighbors and constituents i have attended multiple school board meetings over the last year and have a child in public school yet. very concerned about some of the things going on. yes, some of those school bo...

Sign up for the Morning Brief, delivered weekdays. Subscribe L.A. Democratic Congresswoman Judy Chu called on President Joe Biden to commit to stopping anti-Asian hate crimes during his first address to a joint session of Congress, which will take place Wednesday evening. Chu, whose district spans much of the western San Gabriel Valley and Pasadena, is among a bipartisan group of lawmakers who earlier this month introduced the "No Hate Act," a bill that would provide resources to law enforcement to improve hate crimes reporting, tracking and enforcement. The bill passed the Senate, an...

3 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will take up hate crime legislation on Wednesday intended to combat violence against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a potential first major test this Congress of the Senate procedural tool known as the filibuster. Slideshow ( 2 images ) The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, led by Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono and Congresswoman Grace Meng, also raises the question as to whether the two parties that evenly divide the Senate can agree on any legislative initiative in a time of intense partisanship. The bill, which comes after a spate...

Schumer, who held a press conference on the bill on Tuesday, argued that the end result should be bipartisan. "The way to do that is for 60 senators is to vote to proceed to the legislation. I hope it will be many more than 60. Who would oppose this very simple but necessary legislation?" Schumer asked. The bill from Hirono requires the Justice Department to designate an official to review coronavirus-related hate crimes, beef up state and local resources and examine "best practices to mitigate racially discriminatory language" describing the coronavirus pandemic. Republicans haven't yet sign...