testing. it s going to help us accelerate our nationwide effort to reopen schools safely. last week i directed all states, tribes and territories to make all adults eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. while this is a time of optimism, it s not a time for relaxation. i need all americans to keep doing your part. wash your hands, stay socially distanced, keep masking up as recommended by the cdc and get vaccinated when it s your turn. none of this is political. it s all science based. but now is not the time to let our guard down. that is science based as well. in the last week we ve seen increases in the number of cases in several states. things may get worse as new variants of the virus spread. that s why we need to vaccinate as many people as quickly as we possibly can, because the best thing we can do to fight back against these variants. we have to beat this virus. we have to and we will, but we ll do it by setting aside politics and embracing science. another s
that seeks to deny the real fears in the communities. as a result of historic racism exacerbated by a former president and media allies who describe the coronavirus pandemic as the china virus or kung flu for more than a year up to and as recently as this week. the right is doubling down on the violence trutherism with this comment from congresswoman chip roy. we believe in justice. there is an old saying in texas find the rope and get a tall oak tree. you know, we take justice very seriously. we ought to do that. round up the bad guys. my concern about this hearinging is that it seems to want to venture into the policing of rhetoric in a free society. now we are talking about whether talking about china, the chi coms, whatever phrasing we want to use, if some people say we think those people are the bad guys. i think the chinese communist party are the bad guys. and i think that they re harming people. those remarks prompted an immediate outcry, among these colleagues in
you can also get involved in public service. and that there s a blueprint for it. you mentioned your family emigrated here in the 70s. give us a sense of the impact of the asian american community today, economically, politically, socially, in our country. yeah, absolutely. you know, my parents came here in the late 70s, dulles airport was my mother s port of entry, and you know, loudoun county where i live and fairfax county next door has been sort of the ellis island for so many, hundreds of thousands of asian americans. and you know, we ve made many contributions over the past two decades, and the economy and madison and our government contracting, a lot of small businesses, as well, asian american owned, but now we re making it a difference and an impact in the political arena. you know, the asian american vote has come out in big numbers over the past three to four years. i m seeing more and more asian americans get involved and come to canvas launches and rallies,