62 House Republicans And Josh Hawley Voted Against Bill To Fight Asian American Hate Crime
The legislation, which will now go to President Joe Biden’s desk for approval, passed in the Senate last month in a rare nearly unanimous display of bipartisan cooperation. Biden has already intimated that he will sign the legislation into law. The main intention of the COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act is to address and slow the notable and troubling rise in hate crimes directed at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic....