it was rare show of bipartisan support here in washington with president biden signing the covid-19 hate crimes act into law during one of the first large indoor gatherings without people wearing masks. the house overwhelmingly passed the measure to bolster response to attacks against asian americans, which during the wake of the pandemic increased by 150% across major cities in the past year alone. joining us now is congresswoman grace meng from new york. she was at that bill signing yesterday. congresswoman, thank you very much for joining us in what was a critical moment at the white house. we kind of laid out the broad strokes a bit, the fact that it empowers law enforcement to vent hate crimes.