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Josh Hawley Faces Backlash Over Casting Only Vote Against Anti-Asian Hate Crime Bill
04/22/21 AT 5:01 PM
Missouri Republican Josh Hawley is under fire after becoming the only member of the Senate to vote against the anti-Asian hate crime bill. The legislation passed on Thursday in a 94-1 vote.
The bill would instruct the Department of Justice to speed up the review of COVID-19 related hate crimes, give state and local law enforcement agencies more resources to track incidents, and more.
However, Hawley’s decision to vote against the legislation, which would aid in preventing hate crimes against Asians, resulted in backlash from the folks on Twitter who criticized the senator for opposing a bill that would protect a group.