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Senate Democrats Voted To Permit Systemic Racism in Higher Education | Opinion Newsweek 4 hrs ago © Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Last week, the Senate voted 94-1 in favor of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, intended to address anti-Asian racism. Senator Josh Hawley s (R-MO) lone no vote was covered by CNN, The Hill, Vox and Axios. Yet none of those outlets reported the fact that, on the same day, 49 Democratic senators voted against an amendment to protect Asian-Americans from institutional racism in higher education. The amendment, introduced by Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and John Kennedy (R-LA), would have prohibited institutions of higher education from receiving federal funding if they have explicit policies or established practices discriminating against Asian-American students in admissions. Cruz explained that his amendment targeted the ongoing discrimination that is being directed against Asian-Americans by colleges and universities a

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