President Joe Biden will sign the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law Thursday during a ceremony at the White House, according to his official schedule. The House overwhelmingly passed the bill Tuesday, which sent it to Biden’s desk. As reports of hate incidents against Asian Americans have drastically climbed for more than a year, the legislation is meant to combat the attacks and racism. After a mass shooting in Georgia in March that killed eight people – six of whom were women of Asian descent – lawmakers in both chambers of Congress called for quick action on the legislation which will become law in May, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
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Why does he always start randomly shouting? Are there instructions in his jumbo-sized teleprompter that indicate SCREAM?
If both are protected by hate crime And both do a hate crime…
Was it ever truly a hate crime???🤯
the law, say the government must record complaints based on race. and report them by race. and use the racist profiling against someone for a reason to use current laws against the racially profiled. look it up.
Excellent job President Biden!
What about the George Floyd Policing Act?!? We need to get going on this!!!🧐🤨
Great job President Biden!
China controls the US president. They tell him what to do, when!!!
America is done I’m sorry where turning into a second world country soon china will surpass us if Biden keeps acting like these
Jesus Christ. This is brutal to listen to. What does the fcking bill do? Is violence against anyone legal? They can report crime online… that's it? Put it I an email, why a 20 minute blathering? Fck we're in a bad place as a country with this clownshow leading it.
Biden is the worst president America has ever seen. Troops hate him. Countries mock him. The majority of Americans despise him. It's embarrassing to say the least.
This will not stop black urban males from attacking Asians.
This guy ties racism to covid 19 are you kidding me hahahaha
There go the Dems…passing legislation to lock up African-Americans again!
Shame on the Biden Administration. War Criminals, that is what they are!! Not voting for Biden again!!
Bidens demonic possession is coming out to show itself.