Democrats Push for GOP Support on Asian-American Hate Crimes Bill
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Top congressional Democrats are calling on their Republican colleagues to support legislation that addresses the rising number of hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans. While left-leaning articles highlight that senate leaders are poised to move ahead on the bipartisan effort, right-leaning articles highlight that Republicans say the measure to increase the reporting of hate crimes against Asian Americans would do little.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that senate leaders are poised to move ahead on the bipartisan effort aimed at investigating and halting hate crimes against Asian Americans, although both sides cautioned that the tentative framework could still fall apart. Senator Hirono told reporters she is willing to broaden her bill to more thoroughly capture the varied instances of anti-Asian crimes.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that the legislation was introduced by Senator Mazie Hirono and Representative Grace Meng. The AAPI community has experienced a dramatic spike in the number of hate crimes in the past year, with the organizations Stop AAPI Hate documenting at least 3,795 attacks from last March to February of this year.
A right-leaning article by The Washington Times highlights that Republicans say the measure to increase the reporting of hate crimes against Asian Americans would do little. Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn told reporters Monday that he considered the proposal “a messaging vote.”
From the left
Senate poised to advance rare bipartisan measure aimed at hate crimes against Asian Americans
The Washington Post
From the right
Schumer pushes Asian hate crime bill toward Wednesday vote: 'No reason' for GOP opposition
The Washington Times