Dem Rep. Lee Blames Trump for Atlanta Shootings: ‘His Agenda Was Based on White Supremacy’

HUNT Right now two ░░░░░░░░ of legislation that could ░░░░░░░░ a difference when it ░░░░░░░░ to combating violence and ░░░░░░░░ against the Asian American ░░░░░░░░ are working their way ░░░░░░░░ Congress Proponents are calling ░░░░░░░░ the Covid 19 Hate ░░░░░░░░ Act which gives the ░░░░░░░░ Department more oversight over ░░░░░░░░ related hate crimes and ░░░░░░░░ No Hate Act which ░░░░░░░░ among other things improve ░░░░░░░░ reporting of hate crimes ░░░░░░░░ m joined now by ░░░░░░░░ Barbara Lee Democrat from ░░░░░░░░ She is helping to ░░░░░░░░ awareness for the upcoming ░░░░░░░░ Asian Hate Virtual Day ░░░░░░░░ Action set for March ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman good afternoon to ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ being here I know ░░░░░░░░ represent many constituents of ░░░░░░░░ American descent Fill us ░░░░░░░░ on what this legislation ░░░░░░░░ do and what is ░░░░░░░░ Biden s role in ░░░░░░░░ to get it passed ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ let me just say ░░░░░░░░ heartfelt condolences and prayers ░░░░░░░░ out to the families ░░░░░░░░ the victims in Georgia ░░░░░░░░ the communities This Anti ░░░░░░░░ violence the murders are ░░░░░░░░ and my district in ░░░░░░░░ California the Bay Area ░░░░░░░░ ve experienced much of ░░░░░░░░ violence unfortunately not only ░░░░░░░░ but for years So ░░░░░░░░ s a very tough ░░░░░░░░ And we have to ░░░░░░░░ around beating back this ░░░░░░░░ hate speech which leads ░░░░░░░░ violence The bills are ░░░░░░░░ through Congress and I ░░░░░░░░ really pleased that President ░░░░░░░░ early on established the ░░░░░░░░ force to really inform ░░░░░░░░ legislation that s taking ░░░░░░░░ The Covid 19 Hate ░░░░░░░░ Act Rep Meng and ░░░░░░░░ Hirono are putting forward ░░░░░░░░ assign a point person ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ expedite the review of ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 related crimes ░░░░░░░░ it provides and we ░░░░░░░░ to have this support ░░░░░░░░ local law enforcement agencies ░░░░░░░░ respond to these hate ░░░░░░░░ and provide resources for ░░░░░░░░ based organizations to provide ░░░░░░░░ type of education and ░░░░░░░░ and coordination with local ░░░░░░░░ federal partners to mitigate ░░░░░░░░ these racially discriminatory acts ░░░░░░░░ violence and also the ░░░░░░░░ that s being used ░░░░░░░░ further this pandemic as ░░░░░░░░ as the violence that ░░░░░░░░ connected to this HUNT ░░░░░░░░ let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ that point about language ░░░░░░░░ President Trump used very ░░░░░░░░ language to talk about ░░░░░░░░ 19 What role do ░░░░░░░░ think that incendiary language ░░░░░░░░ in what we re ░░░░░░░░ today in terms of ░░░░░░░░ and crimes against Asian ░░░░░░░░ LEE It played a ░░░░░░░░ terribly important role in ░░░░░░░░ When you say use ░░░░░░░░ like Kung flu China ░░░░░░░░ when you speak hate ░░░░░░░░ have to remember hate ░░░░░░░░ leads to hate violence ░░░░░░░░ listening to this type ░░░░░░░░ hate for the last ░░░░░░░░ years it didn t ░░░░░░░░ start recently has put ░░░░░░░░ Asian Pacific American community ░░░░░░░░ risk And we re ░░░░░░░░ seeing this unfortunate backlash ░░░░░░░░ unfortunate embracing of Donald ░░░░░░░░ s overall agenda Remember ░░░░░░░░ agenda was based on ░░░░░░░░ supremacy and the roots ░░░░░░░░ all of this are ░░░░░░░░ supremacy So we have ░░░░░░░░ come together like we ░░░░░░░░ going to do on ░░░░░░░░ 26 and say stop ░░░░░░░░ hate no more Communities ░░░░░░░░ color all around the ░░░░░░░░ every community is coming ░░░░░░░░ to say enough is ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ this and we re ░░░░░░░░ going to allow this ░░░░░░░░ happen anymore in our ░░░░░░░░