Agencies for better and more accurate data. It also incorporates the Hate Act which includes measures to encourage the implementation of the Support System to facilitate the reporting of hate crimes by local Police Departments to the fbi. The pandemic has taken almost hundred thousand lives in the u. S. It is also leading to division in our country. Racist, hateful rhetoric blaming asian americans fan the flames of this and resulted in a disgrace of ongoing Violence And Dissemination against asian people in our country. Stop the hate has collected incidences since the pandemic began. These cases are part of a broader and troubling amount of hate crimes. This legislation addresses the trend by helping policy members determine where the critical resources should be focused. Thank you for chamfering this bill. Thank you for the leadership and that no Hate Act. This is an important hearing on the subcommittee of hate crimes and violence against asian americans. And madame speaker, thank you for your tireless effort to the community. I urge my colleagues to vote as well. The gentleman reserves. The gentleman from ohio is recognized. We all condemn violence based on people by their race. In america, no one should live in fear that they should be a victim of their crime based on their beliefs, the country of the skin, or the country in which they were born. Violence against asian americans have increased recently in some areas of our country. While they must be held accountable, we have serious concerns about some aspects of this legislation in the process behind a moving forward. The legislation sets up ambiguous hotlines for people to report anything they find troubling. These hotlines are separate from traditional Law Enforcement mechanisms such as one where your local Police Department is not an emergency line. They could enable anyone to report anyone that that individual may find offensive. All crimes should be reported and prosecuted. Saying they should not be reported to Law Enforcement but instead to an unrelated State Office creates unnecessary confusion and could harm public safety. In addition, this bill establishes unrhymed establishes online report for incidents. It does not clarify what incidents are. A great a president could extend to any matter deemed offensive. We are hopeful there could be meaningful discussion on this bill. The chairman pulled it from our committee last mug last month. We would have ensured that the reporting hotlines were on misconduct and not random complaints. Finally, democrats have tried to blame President Trump for this rise in crimes, but there is an entirely different story. Ich interestingly enough have defunded their Police Departments. For example, new York City saw a 223 increase in reported asian americans hate crimes while defunding their police over 1 billion. San francisco saw 140 increase in reported asian american hate crimes while defunding their police by 120 million. Los angeles, 80 increase in reported antiasian hate crime while defunding their police 175 million. One report found that nearly 60 of the reported hate crime incidents from march, 2020, through february, 2021, the past year, were from these two States California and New York. Sort of begs the obvious question, maybe if we werent defunding the police, if these democratcontrolled cities werent defunding the police, we would not have the rise in incidents and rise in hate crime for asian americans. Money wasnt taken away from police and we were allowed they were allowed to do their jobs, we would probably be in an entirely different position. With that, madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from ohio reserves. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i now yield two minutes to the gentlelady from New York, ms. Meng. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from New York is recognized. Ms. Meng thank you, madam chair. Thank you, Chairman Nadler. For over a year against the backdrop of a raging Covid19 Virus and an economic crisis, asian americans have been fighting an additional pandemic. The virus of Hate And Bigotry. Over 6,600 incidents of physical, verbal, and online attacks against those of asian descent have been reported since march, 2020. Of these about 2 3 were reported by women. Throughout this pandemic, over two million asian americans served our nation as frontline workers, including those in Health Care. And yet, some of these same asian americans became victims of hate as they were commuting to or from work. Children as young as my two boys have been attacked in playgrounds in their own neighborhoods across the country in every single state. Elderly are being assaulted, tragically resulting in deaths. And this culminated in the worst kind of tragedy with the mass shootings in atlanta. We need to address this hate once and for all. Thats why i introduced the Covid19 Hate crimes act. I am proud the senate companion bill, led by senator hirono, passed in the senate last month with resounding bipartisan support, 941. The Covid19 Hate crimes act is a necessary step to confront the second pandemic of racism and discrimination. We cannot mend what we do not measure. I strongly urge my colleagues to stand with me and vote for the passage of this bill. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from ohio is recognized. Mr. Jordan thank you, madam speaker. I now yield five minutes to the gentlelady from california, mrs. Kim. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california is recognized. Mrs. Kim thank you, madam speaker. And thank you, ranking member jordan, for yielding. As one of the first korean american women to serve in congress, i am proud to rise today in solidarity with the asian american, pacific Islander Community, and in strong support of the senate amended bipartisan Covid19 Hate crimes act, s. 937. And i also noted the concerns raised by my colleague, mr. Jordan. As we celebrate the Aapi Heritage Month throughout the month of may, it cannot be ignored that the hate and biased Targeting Aapi Community are on the rise. Hate against any ethnic group is unacceptable. This is not who we are as americans, and its not reflective of the country that welcomed me and my family into its fabric. Thats why im glad congress is coming together in a bipartisan way to take steps against the Hate Targeting communities like the Aapi Community. However, lets also recognize that we cannot legislate hate out of our peoples hearts and minds. We must treat each other with respect and see each other as americans. I will continue to do my part, and i will always stand in solidarity with my Aapi Community. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i now yield 1 1 2 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island, mr. Cicilline. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from Rhode Island is recognized. Mr. Cicilline thank you, madam speaker. And thank you to my colleague, congresswoman meng, for her tireless efforts in combating hate, crimes during the Covid19 Pandemic, and championing this legislation and thank you, madam speaker, for your extraordinary leadership as well. In the past year, the Covid19 Pandemic has not only been a significant threat to public health, in some instances its brought out the worst impulses in people. Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a spike in hate crimes and acts of hate against asian americans with thousands of reported hate incidents across this country. Asian americans have been verbally accosted and frequently told to go back where they came from. Countless asian americans have been pushed to the ground, shoved, beaten, and struck with weapons all across our country. And were still mourning the eight victims shot in an Atlanta Spa in march, six of whom were of asian descent. Asian americans are being scapegoated for the ongoing Health Crisis and its disgraceful and we must act. And today we are by passing the Covid19 Hate crimes act. Were sending a message that Hatred And Bigotry have no place in the United States of america. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and with that, madam speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from ohio is recognized. Mr. Jord clan i ask unanimous consent to ask the gentleman from texas, mr. Roy, control the remaining time for our side. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy i yield to the gentlelady from california such time as she shall take. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california is recognized. Thank you, madam speaker. Thank you, ranking member jordan. Actually we just had a new member here. I rise today to condemn the violence that our asian american and pacific Islander Community has experienced. Between march and december of last year, nearly 4,000 firsthand accounts of antiaapi hate crimes were recorded in the United States. It is heartbreaking to read the news stories of these crimes. And my heart goes out to all those who have been victims of this violence. Mrs. Steel i have experienced this type of discrimination and racism firsthand. I have been called racist slurs, and been treated differently because i am an asian american. As a proud american, that someone who loves this country dearly, i take this rise in violence against our asian community very seriously. That is why in february the very first bill i introduced was a bipartisan resolution to condemn these crimes and create better coordination between state, local, federal governments to track hate against the Aapi Community. Combating hate is a nonpartisan issue, and i am proud that my resolution gained bipartisan support. Im very disappointed that my bipartisan bill was not part of this weeks conversation, and havent had the opportunity to vote on it. My history of work on this and my personal experience no one in the majority sought out my Partnership Or Input on the antiasian hate bills before us today. I would have welcomed the opportunity for partnership and i would have thought that my colleagues would seek input from one of only two republican asian american women in the house. Our Voices Matter in this discussion. I am proud to be standing here today to condemn these violent acts and support my community while i disagree with my democratic colleagues on many things, this is one area where we can find common ground. That is what bipartisanship is. Disagreeing with someone but finding issues where there is an opportunity to work together for the good of the country. I will continue to work on behalf of our Aapi Community in congress and condemn hate in any forms because this is not the partisannish this is not a partisan issue. We are all americans. I hope that moving forward we have an opportunity to hear from more aapi voices and that we work together to put an end to hate. I yield back my remaining time to the ranking member. Mr. Roy reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the gentlelady from washington, ms. Jayapal. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from washington is recognized. Ms. Jayapal thank you, madam speaker, we are here today for soon chung julie park, hyun jung grant, xiaojie emily tan, daoyou feng, delaina ashley yaun, just vinder sing. And too many others. This bill is an important step to address and prevent hate crimes as we deal with the root causes of Hate And Violence. That means providing basic economic security, including housing, social services, education, and Health Care. A yes vote says that we wont stand by as our children are bullied on playgrounds and elders beaten in the street. A yes vote says to asian americans and pacific islanders, chinese, korean, indian, vietnamese, thai, pakistani, japanese, fip pino, native hawaiian, hmong, cambodian, bhutanese, indonesian, tibetan, sri lankian, malaysian, mongolian, singaporean, chew mario, nepal leeze, samoan, afghani, micronesian, and others that we are visible and we matter. We, too, are america. Thank you, madam speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy madam speaker, how much time remains on our side . The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas has 12 1 2 minutes. The gentleman from New York has 14 minutes. Mr. Roy reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i now yield 1 1 2 minutes to the gentlelady from texas, ms. Jackson lee. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from texas is recognized. Ms. Jackson lee i thank the gentleman. Let me, madam speaker, thank you for your leadership. Let me thank Congressman Meng for her Power And Passion and the hurt that we saw as she proceeded to say something has to be done. Senator her roana, to the bipartisan supporters, to the tricaucus that were led to believe we had to stand together as those who have been impacted by hate. Thank mr. Beyer for his initiative, bipartisan, and reporting hate. But its important to note that there were nearly 3,800 reported cases of antiasian discrimination and incidents related to covid19 between 19, 2020, and fb 28, 2021. During that time race had been cited as a factor. And then the worst among many. Seniors being brought brutally to the ground. Dying. Injured. And hurt for life. Then in atlanta, an unspeakable occurred, seven women, six of whom were of asian descent. Its time for this house in a bipartisan manner, as the senate, over 90 supporting it in its final passage, its time for us to raise our voices emotionally and make a commitment no matter what color we are as we see people of our color attacking asian americans , we should stand and be heard. No hate crime should be allowed to stand. We, of course, have seen that all over. And so i ask my colleagues to rise to support the s. 937 and the Buyer Bill Beyer bill. No hate crime should be allowed to stand in america. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from texas yields back. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. Cohen. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. Mr. Cohen thank you, madam speaker. Mr. Chair. I want to thank my most capable and socially aware counsel to my subcommittee, the subcommittee on constitution, civil rights, and civil liberties, who brought this issue to my attention long before the tragedy in atlanta. The attack that is had been launched upon people of asian american descent in New York, california, and other places in this nation. We held a hearing after the awful attacks in atlanta, but it was because of the earlier attacks and the fact that attacks on any americans because of their racial or national backgrounds is totally improper and wrong. Religion, race, national origin should not be a basis for any discrimination. So im pleased these bills are being offered. That they are going to pass this house. And hopefully theyll pass the senate. The reportage should be better. Enforcement will be better. Maybe well see an end to this intolerance. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from georgia, mrs. Mcbath. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from georgia is recognized. Mrs. Mcbath thank you, madam speaker. I rise in support of the Covid19 Hate crimes act. The past year has been one of the most difficult periods in our nations history, and for some of us, the pandemic has also resulted in an alarming uptick in racially based hate crimes. Racism, bigotry, and discrimination have no place in our communities. We must do our part to help stop all forms of violence. Here in america and all over the world. And i will continue to fight to help people all families in america safe. That is why i was proud to cosponsor this legislation which will facilitate the expedited review of hate crimes and strengthen hate crimes reporting. We still have a long way to go to ensure that those who commit these crimes of hate are held accountable. And we must do better at all levels of government to protect the most vulnerable among us. Thank you so much. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Roy madam speaker, nobody in this chamber believes that there isnt work to do in the area of ensuring that crimes are not committed against any american, but in particular due to their race, their color, their national origin, or anything about who they are. Many on this side of the aisle, including the gentleladies who spoke before from california, raise concern about the sort of nature of this legislation and a lot of the concerns that have been raised about its continued focus on hate crimes in many ways at the expense of our focusing on crime. Crime itself. In the findings in this piece of legislation, of course, we reference the terrible tragedy that unfold the in atlanta, georgia. Much of that was a rush to be included in the form of hate crimes when the facts being born out in investigation among prosecutors and the investigators in georgia are indicating that that was not at all or didnt seem to be the motivation. I use careful words like seem to be because as a former federal prosecutor i like to wait until you do the investigation before you jump to the conclusion of what was the mowive or what actually went into motive or what actually went into the crime at hand. I think we do our nation a disservice when we as in the words of chief justice roberts, when he said that it is a sordid business, this divvying us up by race. I think we do our nation a disservice when we spend every waking moment on this floor divvying us up by race. And increasingly thats what we are doing. This legislation is well intended, but this legislation in the eyes of many in this body is flawed. In terms of having in it things like the equity health commission, or the Health Equity Task force, designating an Officer Employee at d. O. J. Responsibility shall be to facilitate the review of hate crimes. We have Provision Notice Legislation to encourage the collection of data, but encourage local Law Enforcement to collect data on hate crimes, but to seek to do so specifically to focus on hate crimes. It is the contention of many of my colleagues that this is, in fact, a continued focus of division in our country rather than focusing on the fact of the crime itself. The murder itself. We all of course thought that the crime in georgia was awful. But again, the crime doesnt seem to have been motivated by race. But yet its being brought into the context of a hate crime. Perhaps we should spend some time investigating Sex Trafficking and human trafficking in the form of massage parlors and people who are basically indentured servants or slaves in the form of the Sex Trade. The cartels along our border on the southern border forcing young girls in the Sex Trade. The people bound in a car in texas, in suburban san antonio, being forced into the Sex Trade en route to a Stash House in houston, texas. Because they were being run by the cartels. Literally just occurring in the district i represent in texas. Perhaps we can focus on this kind of criminal activity and what that actually means for young women and young individuals in our country. We talk about is it a hate crime when we sedatea of a young black male in San Francisco hitting an elderly haitian man on the streets of San Francisco. We have seen that footage. Probably hate crime, but its a crime. If that guy was a white guy or black guy, its a crime. Its a crime going after this elderlyman, citizen, american citizen. I think when we think about justice the reason the blindfold exists on Lady Justice is we are supposed to have blind justice. Blind justice is what we seek when we seek justice under law. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from New York, mr. Jones. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Jones madam speaker, as we near the beginning of the end of the Covid19 Pandemic, it is long past time to confront with my colleague and dear friend, Representative Meng, has described as the additional pandemic of hatred, violence, and discrimination against our asian american and pacific Islander Community. Im proud to support the Covid19 Hate crimes Act Today and id like to address our aapi communities directly. I cannot know exactly what you are feeling in this moment. But as an openly gay black man in america i know what its like to be marginalized and to be harassed because of who you are. I turn 34 years old today. While the End Product may look ok i know what its like to feel both invisible and exposed, both unseen and targeted. I know what its like to have to fight for rights that you should just be able to take for granted. And i know that in the United States of america, no one should ever have to feel this way. So what i want the Aapi Community to know is this as surely as the earth revolves around the sun, i will be with you always, because we can only get through this together. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy the gentleman said a 34yearold End Product may look ok this 48yearold may not say the same. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler happy birthday, mr. Jones. I now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from massachusetts, ms. Clark. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from massachusetts is recognized. Ms. Clark thank you, mr. Chairman. The Covid19 Pandemic has brought with it a deadly public Health Emergency and economic crisis and a disturbing rise in antiasian hate. Unfortunately, discrimination against the Aapi Community is not new. From the chinese Exclusion Act to the inturnment of japanese internment of japanese americans, the u. S. Has a long history of discrimination toward aapi immigrants and their descendents. This kind of xenophobia has led to outright violence. By passing this bill today, we are standing up for our neighbors and against discrimination. We take this vote during Aapi Heritage Month, a time to acknowledge incredible contributions of this community and also the interconnection of the american story and our mutual security. I am proud to represent a large and vibrant Aapi Community in my district, and i have seen that community come together over the last year and join to help their neighbors and Demand Justice for all. I am proud to support this bill today. It is critical and long overdue. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy we reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from virginia, mr. Beyer. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia is recognized. Mr. Beyer thank you, madam speaker. I rise in support of the Covid19 Hate crimes act, which incorporates my bill with you, madam speaker, ms. Chu, Representatives Upton and buchanan. The gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman yields back the balance of his time no the jabarheyer no hate crime act. Were very proud of our bipartisan, bicameral creation of a bill that would address the underreporting of hate crimes. I want to thank the families of Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer for using their names. I want to thank retired Pete Olson and his team for being true partners on this bill, along with Representatives Upton and buchanan. I want to thank senators blumenthal and moran for getting this package to the house. Most importantly, i want to say thank you to judy chu, Grace Meng, grace kim and mr. Krishnamoorthi. Without Chairman Nadler we would not be talking about antiasian hate and moving this legislation forward. With that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy the gentleman from virginia reminds me and we have not discussed this that i first met the gentleman from virginia when i was college at the university of virginia and he was a Lieutenant Governor of virginia and i was an instructor for a Golf Camp that summer in charlottesville for his daughter, i believe stephanie, pulling out of my memory bank, and we thats where i first met him. I was a 23yearold Or 22yearold right out of college. But he reminds me that one of my college teammates at the university of virginia was a gentleman by the name of louis. Louis is not somebody you would all know but you do know the Name Tiger woods and tiger was asked after his infamous 1997 year when he won the masters, obviously breaking down the Color Barrier at augusta, that at the masters, have you asked if he was disappointed in sports and he lost the orange bowl because at the amateur tournament down in miami and he lost it to my friend, louis. Louis is the first black to win the South African open. It was a monumental event, i believe, in the early 1990s, when he won that tournament before he came to the university of virginia where he ultimately graduated and unfortunately, he passed away 20 years ago this summer from meningitis. Played golf in the canadian tour in vancouver and shot 69, thursday, friday. Passed away saturday morning. Talk about a pandemic. He passed away from viral meningitis. I raise louis just because louis, when he went home, he passed away that summer, they had to wait about a month to bury him because of the Aids Epidemic in zimbabwe where he was from. Louis was the recipient of unspeakable hate when we were in college around the Charlottesville Community in the 1990s. And, you know, we would often discuss that and talk about that. About the changing times. But it was fascinating for me to watch a man like louis, who came from zimbabwe and experienced a lot of what was apartheid in South Africa and being the first black to win the South African open to him talking about the greatness of this Country And Justice in this country and what this country has meant as a beacon for people around the world and justice. We talked about it at length. I understand the intent behind this bill. I just want to say i share that intent and i know speaking for mr. Jordan, who had to relinquish the time to me, we share that intent. We just have serious reservations about defining hate crimes and going down the road of collecting data and the way were doing it and how it divis up by race ddivies up by race. Divies up by race. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler i yield to the distinguished gentleman from california, ms. Chu. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman may proceed. Ms. Chu i rise today in strong support of the Covid19 Hate crimes act. Since the start of this pandemic, asian americans have been terrified by the near daily attacks in our communities. Shocking videos like the fatal assault of an 84yearold, the horrific shootings of eight people at three asian owned spas in georgia but national put national attention to this issue. But it also showed our national response to combating hate crimes is lacking. Thats why Todays Vote is so important. The bill would create a new position at the u. S. Department of justice to better Track And Address Covid19 Hate crimes and includes the no Hate Act, which improves hate crime reporting by Law Enforcement and provides grants for communitycentered solutions to fight hate. After a year in which weve seen over 6,600 antiasian hate crimes and incidents, finally were helping the asian american Community Fight back. I urge my colleagues to vote yes. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. The gentleman from New York reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i now yield one speaker to the distinguished Majority Leader of the house. The speaker pro tempore the Majority Leader of the house may proceed. Mr. Hoyer i thank the chairman for yielding. Madam speaker, there is no place in america for hate. While at least, madam speaker, there should be no place in america for hate, there should be no place in our country for exclusion, for bigotry, or racial violence. Frankly, i tell my friend from texas, its not enough just to say that were against that. We need to do something. This bill takes a step to doing something. Disturbingly, over the past few years, weve seen these evils emerge out of their dark hiding places. While we have always struggled as a nation to confront hatred and injustice, this past year has been tested in ways we have not seen in some period of time. In particular, madam speaker, the Covid19 Pandemic has unleashed an onslaught of hatred directed against asian americans and other minorities as well. These men and women are our fellow citizens, they have endured violent words and violent blows. They have been made to feel unsafe and feel apart. Congress is taking action today, led by my friend, senator hirono, Representative Meng, representative beyer, representative chu. I am so proud to align with their efforts, to make it clear that hate crimes against asian americans will be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible, and that they will never be tolerated in our country. Ever. As they have been tolerated too often in the past. Representative chu, as chairwoman of the asian american, pacific islander caucus, condemned the deadly shootings in atlanta in march which killed six asian american women and two others. I am strongly supporting both her Resolution And Senator hironos hate crimes legislation which was already passed the senate. 941. Mr. Hawley of missouri was the sole exception. The senator who gave thumbs up to the insurrectionists. That bill is the companion to Representative Mengs legislation, and shes instructed my office she wants to see this adopted as soon as possible. We would have brought her bill to the floor, but she said, no, lets do the senate bill, because it can move more quickly. But she deserves full credit for bringing this issue forward. I commend her for her tireless efforts to stand up against Hate Targeting in the asian american community. And in every other community. Indivisible. One nation. Together as the nations representatives, we must make it absolutely clear that Racism And Intolerance have no home here in america. Very frankly, the people will not parce it. Theyll interpret parse it. Theyll interpret it those against hate and those who thought this Bill Wasnt perfect in saying that were against hate. So i urge my colleagues to join in sending that message with strong bipartisan vote on both of these measures. Let us reject hate and remind asian american brothers and sisters that we are one nation, indivisible, standing together and building our common future together. We havent always been that nation. We havent always been the perfect union to which we aspire. Too often we have held others who are not like us as less than us. That has been a tragedy of mankind wherever one lived. This is a small step, but its an important step. Lets take it. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from New York reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman may proceed. Mr. Roy i mean, i do think its important that what the Majority Leader just said. I think, first of all, we will never be a perfect union. All we can do is strive, of course, to achieve the ideals set out in our founding and our history. But i do take issue, as the distinguished Majority Leader knows, i stood on this floor recognizing my concerns about january 6, but to suggest that the senator from missouri, Senator Hawley is somehow giving it a thumbs up to insurrection as opposed to engaging in his beliefs under the constitution is wrong. I think were continuing to go down this road of back and forth on these issues as opposed to having a deep discussion about what occurred, what didnt occur, but importantly on this issue, you know, taking the Senators Word that he has some concerns, as i do. I sat here and i expressed my Solidarity And Hope and desire again, as a former federal prosecutor to root out hate and stop crime, i think we need to do that through the lens of being colorblind and try to root it out. But not to embed in our code the continued divying us by race. Thats how i view it. Thats how i view it with my friends from all walks of life, with and we should be and we should be mindful of that. The Majority Leader said this vote will be seen as either a or b. It will be seen as youre either for hate or youre against hate. And this is one of the fundamental problems we have in this body is that we cant engage in a reasonable debate about what were seeing here and concerns we might have and be equally opposed to hate or equally opposed or wanting to go root out crime but have a differing view about how we get there, that that doesnt mean its a or b, youre for hate or against hate. Thats what we do. We drop 2 trillion, 2,000page bill and say youre either for us or against it. Vote for this bill. Its named, fill in the blank. Come up with a great name. You cant oppose that. Suddenly, then, thats put out in the headlines, Chip Roy votes, you know, for hate. Instead of having a debate on the floor how we carry the country forward. I actually enjoy part of this job. I enjoy having a number of members on the floor engaging back and forth about these issues that are important rather than seeking the headline and running out to the triangle and giving a Press Conference divvying us up further in our ideologies or the name of a certain, particular bill. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from new York Ecked is recognized. Mr. Nadler i now yield one minute to the distinguished speaker of the house. The speaker pro tempore the speaker of the house may proceed. The speaker thank you, madam speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. For his leadership in bringing this important legislation to the floor. It really is representative of his lifetime of service to our country for Liberty And Justice for all. The term that our distinguished leader mentioned in his comments, Liberty And Justice for all. I want to spring from that and talk about e pluribus unum. When our founders established that as a principlele, as a guide, from many one. They could never have imagined how many we would be or how different we would be from each other. But they knew we had to be one. Indivisible, with Liberty And Justice for all. Thank you, mr. Leader, for framing it in that way. Thank you, mr. Chairman, for bringing us together around this legislation put forth by representative Grace Meng, a real champion in congress whos long led the charge against antiaapi bigotry. And all forms of bigotry and violence. And who sees its impact firsthand in her district in queens. I have seen the beautiful diversity of her community, even diversity within the asian american community as diverse as it is. And the trust that they place in her. Well placed. I salute capac chair, judy chu, an historic leader, who every day is ensuring that the Aapi Community has a powerful voice and strong representation in the United States congress. I was listening to the gentlemans comments and i was recalling when this resolution came to the floor last year. And the leader on the other side said, nobody, nobody in the kitchen tables of america is talking about this. And other members said that i was wasting congress time as speaker to be addressing this aapi violence, the hate covid initiative. It was ridiculous to say we were wasting time. It is important. It is the work of the congress. This is an issue for us. It is a value. It is a value that is reaffirmed by overwhelming vote in a bipartisan way in the United States senate. And i know that Representative Meng considered a happy day when we were on the Senate Side and the leadership of chuck schumer, with senator her rono hirono, senator duckworth, and lead sponsor, grace ken meng, as that bill was being brought forward on the Senate Side which we all know received very strong overwhelming bipartisan support. Today in the house we see representation in action as we bring to the house floor important legislation to address a grave and growing crisis in the Aapi Community and our country. The Covid19 Hate crime act. Again salute Mazie Hirono and tammy duckworth, our leaders in the senate, where the legislation passed almost unanimously. A clear sign of the Congress Unity on this priority. I, too, represent blessed to represent a district that is blessed with a large aapi population. I have seen as has some of our other colleagues firsthand the hate crimes exacted against them intensified since last year. Over 6600 incidences of antiaapi discrimination and violence from march of last year to march of this year. All 50 states have been reported. Businesses vandalized. Seniors attacked. Families living in fear. And hundreds more occur unreported in the shadows. This is what we know. These attacks are even more shameful in light of the heroism of our Aapi Community during the pandemic against which two million against this pandemic, two million asian americans and pacific islanders are fighting on the frontlines on Health Care, as Health Care providers, first responders, our police and fire, and other essential workers. As a californian, again i have seen firsthand the pain in my community as an aapi serving Health Care clinic in China Town last month and in conversations with the aapi groups. We have these regular conversations at this time, sadly, taking this form. This epidemic of antiaapi bigotry is a challenge, madam speaker, to the conscience of our country which demands bold, effective, and immediate action. As the house prepares to pass this legislation today, i also join my colleagues in support of Chair Judy Chus resolution condemning the deadly attack targeting the Aapi Community in georgia last month. These shootings were a vicious and vial act that compound the Terror And Pain the asian americans and pacific islanders face each day. This bill that we have on the floor today, the covid19 will strengthen our defenses against any antiaapi violence. Speeding our response to hate crimes, supporting state and local governments as they improve reporting, and ensuring that they have crimes information that is more accessible to the asian american communities. This legislation also includes bipartisan measures to further improve hate crimes reporting and promote a better response to those hate crimes of any kind. Madam speaker, its really important if we are going to address the matter, if we are going to help solve the problem, we have to have an accounting of what it is. As i said, 6600 in the past year, a lot of it intensified toward the end of that year. Thats why i thank representative Don Beyer for his leadership in the no Hate Act now as an amendment to this bill. This bill builds on steps taken by president biden, including his day one Executive Order to marshall federal resources to combat xenophobia against asian pacific islanders. His march 30 announcement of additional steps to combat antiaapi bigotry. Together these steps will make a significant difference to address hate crimes in america not only during this pandemic, but for years to come. This month, may, is Aapi Heritage Month. This month we celebrate the many blessings that the Aapi Community has bestowed on our nation over the generations. As we do so, let us honor those contributions with action, engshuring that every asian american and pacific islander and their families and loved ones can live with safety, dignity, and pride. With that i urge a strong bipartisan vote for the Covid19 Hate crimes act and ask for the Chu Resolution condemning the shootings of georgia with that comes up. I look forward to seeing the Covid19 Hate crimes go directly to the president s desk as it has already passed the senate and be swiftly signed into law. In a strong bipartisan way. With that, i urge a strong aye Vote And Yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. The gentleman from New York reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy may inquire of the speaker how much time we have remaining . The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas has 2 1 4 minutes remaining. The gentleman from New York has 4 1 2 minutes remaining. Mr. Roy reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from New York, ms. Velazquez. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from New York is recognized for one minute. Police velazquez thank ms. Velazquez thank you. Madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of this legislation, and i thank my dear friends and colleagues, Grace Meng and judy chu, for their passionate leadership on this issue and for leading the charge on this bill today. Since the start of the Covid19 Pandemic, this country has witnessed a shocking rise in hate crimes against the Aapi Community. I am proud to represent new York Citys China Town on the lower east side of manhattan and brooklyns China Town on eighth avenue in central park. It goes without saying that my constituents and every one of our constituents ought to be able to go to work, walk to the grocery store, or ride public transportation without fear of a bigoted or even dangerous attack. We need to bring justice to all the victims of this heinous crime. That is why passing this bill is a must. Vote yes and lets lead with action. Lets send a strong message that Hate And Bigotry will not be tolerated in the United States of america. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. The gentleman from New York reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from hawaii, mr. Case. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from hawaii is recognized for one minute. Mr. Case madam speaker, i rise today to give voice not just to the 80 of my constituents whose heritage lies in asia and the pacific, but to all i represent. That we join with our brothers and sisters across our country in solidarity. That hate against any of us based on our race, our ethnicity, our heritage is hate against us all. That this must end here, now. I rise today to recognize my senator, Mazie Hirono, a pioneer in her own right, who brought this message to us in anger and in faith. I rise today for my granddaughter, 2yearold kay dance. And millions like her for whom we must today make this choice that when they come age they will know only the harsh lessons of their past and not the tragic reality of their present. I rise for us all. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from New York reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from california, ms. Lee. The speaker pro tempore the the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. Ms. Lee thank you very much. Madam speaker, i rise today in support of the Covid19 Hate crimes act, which im a proud cosponsor. I applaud the Covid19 Hate crimes acts passage in the senate. Thanks to Representative Meng, chu, hirono, duckworth for leading the call to address hate crimes against the Aapi Community. The Covid19 Hate crimes act will help ensure we are measuring the severity of hate crimes in this nation so we can implement systemic change. It is time we address the rise in hate crimes against asian americans and pacific islanders. We cannot ignore the Fear And Heartbreak that plagues our Aapi Community. And we cannot ignore the Hate And Violence perpetrated upon the Aapi Community. We cannot ignore the fact that there have been at least 2800 the United States since the in pandemic began, and 1,226 incidents taking place in california and 708 crimes in the Bay Area alone. This is a fraction of hate crimes and incidents that we know because so many go unreported. So i urge my colleagues to support the Covid1919 Hate crimes act so that we can continue Covid19 Hate crimes act so that we can support Justice And Equality and safety for the Aapi Community. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. The gentleman from New York reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from retexas reserves the gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler i yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from texas, mr. Green. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. Mr. Green madam speaker, those who tolerate hate perpetuate hate. Brief story. I saw the picture, the film, the depiction of the lady in New York when she was approached by a man who kneed her in her stomach, forced her to the ground, kicked her with his feet on multiple occasions. That kind of hate we cannot tolerate. And he happened to have been a person of color. It must be known that regardless as to who you are, regardless as to your race or your color, if you perfect that kind of hate, you should be prosecuted to the fullest extent that the law allows. Those who tolerate hate perpetuate hate. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from New York reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, were prepared to close. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy i thank the speaker. The gentlelady from california earlier made a good point, and im going to use my own words to paraphrase what she said when she said we cant legislate away hate. The perspective of many of us is we dont need new laws, we dont need more committees, we dont need more, you know, bureaucracy, we need to give our police the resources they need to do their job. We need to make sure were reading out weeding out crime wherever it may exist. Between whatever communities it may exist. And we need more emphasis on family, more emphasis on community, more emphasis on the lord almighty. And less reliant on the federal government to make our communities better. As i said earlier, i can get into the intory cassies of the bill intricasies of the bill. This is the business of divying up by race. Weve spent the better part of the year, rightfully concerned, outrage on what we saw happen to mr. Floyd. Weve had a continued focus on race in the last year. One can look at the impact on communities and impact on black communities throughout the United States, cities, businesses that have been closed down, crime sprees that have occurred and wonder what this continued focus on race is doing to better our great nation. I would deposit we are a far better country when we follow Lady Justice with the blindfold and we seek to achieve that, recognizing our failure to do so in the past, but seeking our desire to achieve that blindfolded justice going forward. And with that i would yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas yields back. The gentleman from New York has 30 seconds remaining. The gentleman from New York is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, our countrys experiencing a devastating rise in hate. Particularly against asian americans throughout this pandemic. The Covid19 Hate crimes act responds to this urgent problem and will help our Government Position itself quickly to report on hate crimes. It will ensure accurate data. With this information, the d. O. J. Will act on hate crimes and prevent future ones. I urge all of my colleagues to support thi