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  1. Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth on the lack of GOP support for a bill that would make it easier for Asian Americans to report hate crimes: “I'm not surprised that they haven't signed on to this. I am, however, very disappointed.”

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    What can people do to be an ally to communities of color in the fight against hate? Tweet us your suggestions with and we will feature some during a one-hour show tonight at 9 p.m. ET.

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  3. Mar 19

    "The community is being attacked right now, and he understands... justice is in his heart. And so that's why I'm really happy that he's there." - Rep. Doris Matsui on the importance of President Biden visiting with Asian American leaders in the wake of the Atlanta spa shootings.

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  4. Mar 19

    "This really is a moment for Asian Americans," says on the President and vice president's trip to Atlanta. "...To come and say 'I see you, I hear you, I feel your pain,' …it's a cathartic moment, because the first step is to be seen and to be heard."

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  5. Mar 18

    "Asians across the country who are are all dealing with some form of racism, they're afraid for their lives." discusses the increase of anti-Asian harassment and attacks in the US and her personal experience.

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  6. Mar 18

    Democratic Rep. Judy Chu says GOP Rep. Chip Roy’s comments during a hearing on hate crimes is “exactly part of the problem.” “Chip Roy is just following President Trump's rhetoric, the rhetoric that started in March calling this the China virus, Wuhan virus and even Kung flu.”

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  7. Mar 18

    "My wife and daughters and grandkids... they're Americans who are actually of Korean descent, but people are yelling at them and their friends, saying 'go back to China,'" says MD Gov. Larry Hogan. "It has a lot to do with... the increasing rhetoric and hatred in the country."

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  8. Mar 18

    "The former president, who had a tremendous, wide platform for more than a year, used terms like Chinese virus, Kung flu, and he saw the rise in violence across the country." Rep. Grace Meng links an increase in anti-Asian hate crime and the rhetoric of former President Trump.

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    Mar 17

    As we try to do every night in the we remembered two wonderful people who died from the coronavirus. May They Rest In Peace and May Their Memories Be A Blessing.

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  10. Mar 17

    “I have never once heard when a Black person was on trial for murder, that anybody said, ‘We need to move the trial to another city because we are worried about whether or not they can get a fair trial or not,'" says Ben Crump, attorney for George Floyd’s family.

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  11. Mar 17

    Rep. Ted Lieu on the racist rhetoric fmr. Pres. Trump and his allies used to describe the pandemic: “For any elected officials who still wants to use ethnic identifiers in describing this virus I urge you to please stop. You are hurting the Asian American community.”

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  12. Mar 17

    "I happen to think that at the end of the day we have to end the filibuster... It is just unfair and undemocratic for a minority of the Senate to prevent what the majority of people want in this country, in the House and in the Senate," says Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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  13. Mar 17

    Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on the spa shootings: "I'll leave it up to the prosecutors to determine what other appropriate charges may be warranted as it relates to hate crimes, but it's very difficult to ignore that the Asian community has once again been targeted."

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  14. Mar 16

    "I'm one of those Republicans that thinks that we need to get more folks to vote. I think our Republican ideas are big enough and bold enough to help everybody... I don't think we have an election reform issue. I think we have a leadership issue," says GA Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan.

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  15. Mar 16

    Debra Katz, lawyer of Gov. Andrew Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett: "There are certain patterns that are quite evident... the kind of misconduct that the governor engaged in, that Charlotte disclosed, is what other women are saying as well... there are clear abuses of power here."

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  16. Mar 16

    Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff discusses the US Intel report which says Russia interfered in the 2020 election with the hope of “denigrating” Biden and helping Trump. “The Russians amplified that message that Americans can’t trust their own electoral system.”

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  17. Mar 15

    “After the killing of George Floyd, that really inspired me to write this book,” CNN’s discusses his new book “This Is the Fire” with .

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  18. Mar 15

    “It is him kicking off his efforts at voter suppression,” says Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro on Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott promoting a bill that would put restrictions on voting. “He’s making it harder for Texans to vote rather than making it easier for them to vote.”

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  19. Mar 15

    Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says his city does not "have enough doses yet" to meet President Biden's goal of making all adults over the age of 18 eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine by May 1.

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  20. Mar 15

    GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger: "We need to make it easier for people to vote, and as Republicans if we're concerned about, you know, more people voting being bad, that actually should be a real call to arms to us that we have to actually go back to the roots of our message."

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