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Cori Bush: “The rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans is inherently tied to anti-Asian American rhetoric, some of which have…”

On the recordMarch 17, 2021
The rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans is inherently tied to anti-Asian American rhetoric, some of which have come out of this very chamber.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Bush links hate crimes to rhetoric from Congress, emphasizing the impact of words.

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