"Two weeks ago I met with President Biden to discuss how the administration can work with the AAPI community to put a stop to this hatred."
"I have been active in leading the effort to fight anti-Asian hate crimes which increased with Trump's usage of the terms China virus, Wuhan virus, and Kung flu."
"Last month, I led a delegation to Georgia to visit the three Asian-owned small businesses where eight people were murdered, six of them Asian women."
"So it sounds like they have implemented the suggestions, every single one of the suggestions you have talked about?"
"Thank you. Mr. Ware, you provided such valuable testimony to the Oversight Subcommittee hearing that I chaired in October."
"Congress is great at set asides for community financial institutions in order to reach these underserved businesses--data collection reporting we could never know how effective the programs would be a..."
"So is it just implementation of the controls that are there now?"
"It is time that we continue to push back against xenophobia every time it rears its ugly head. Asian-Americans must not be used as scapegoats in times of crisis. Lives are at stake, and it`s critical ..."
"I am looking for legislation, for the passage of bills like the no hate act and the COVID-19 hate crimes act."
"Many of the victims have been older and vulnerable, like Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old Thai man in San Francisco who was killed in an unprovoked assault while on his morning walk."
"This has been the situation for this entire year, and it didn`t change until President Biden took office, issued his executive order, and directed his Department of Justice to meet with the Asian Amer..."