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Joe Biden, saying silence is complicity, signs Covid hate crimes bill into law Reuters
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that overwhelmingly passed Congress in a rare show of bipartisanship following a spate of high-profile attacks on Asian Americans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Silence is complicity and we cannot be complicit. We have to speak out. We have to act, Biden told lawmakers. That s what you ve done. And I can t thank you enough. I m proud today.
The legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 94-1 in April and the House of Representatives by 364-62 earlier this month. Both chambers are narrowly controlled by Democrats.
May 21, 2021
published at 2:26 AMReuters
US President Joe Biden signs the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act into law during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, on May 20, 2021.
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President Joe Biden on Thursday (May 20) signed into law the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act that overwhelmingly passed Congress in a rare show of bipartisanship following a spate of high-profile attacks on Asian Americans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Silence is complicity and we cannot be complicit. We have to speak out. We have to act, Biden told lawmakers. That s what you ve done. And I can t thank you enough. I m proud today.
Joe Biden has signed a hate crimes bill into law that designates a Justice Department employee to expedite a review of hate crimes reported to police during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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