Anti-Asian hate crimes bill passes Senate with bipartisan support
by Guardian staff and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#5GYRT)
The bill comes amid an alarming increase in reports of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
The US Senate has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would help combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, marking a bipartisan denunciation of the violence that has come into sharp focus during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Senate passed the anti-Asian hate crimes bill on Thursday in a vote of 94 to 1, after the Democrat Mazie Hirono worked with some of her Republican colleagues to ensure bipartisan support for the legislation.
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