Meng endorses Hochul's election to a full term
Hochul has endorsements from most of NY's House delegation.
Source: ny1.com
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Meng endorses Hochul's election to a full term
Hochul has endorsements from most of NY's House delegation.
Source: nystateofpolitics.com
Senate Passes Anti-Asian Hate Crime Bill with Overwhelming Majority – AsAmNews
Photo by Adam Chau The Senate passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Thursday with a bipartisan vote of 94-1, CNN reports. The bill was meant to denounce hate crimes against the Asian communities amidst the pandemic. It creates a new Justice Department position to coordinate the review of potential COVID-19 related hate crimes. The bill was sponsored by New York Democratic Rep. Grace Meng and Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono in March, according to NBC News. It gained more support in the wake of the Atlanta shootings that killed six Asian women on March 16. Republicans were initially skeptical...
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Push is on to gain GOP support for hate crime bills – AsAmNews
Congressional Photos Two leading Asian American elected Congressional reps today called on the GOP to support the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act in order to combat anti-Asian hate, reported Wyoming Public Media. “What can be so controversial about a voluntary reporting by the states of these kinds of crimes? One would hope that there would be universal condemnation… against this kind of targeted hate crime,” said Sen. Hirono in a press conference on Tuesday. “Combating hate should not be a partisan issue,” Rep. Meng said. “We must all as Democrats and Republicans stand together against...
Source: asamnews.com