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“BUSINESS BEFORE THE SENATE” mentioning Rick Scott was published in the Senate section on pages S2001-S2002 on April 19.
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BUSINESS BEFORE THE SENATE
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, the Senate returns this week with a full plate. Today, we will continue to work on two important nominations to the Justice Department: Lisa Monaco and Vanita Gupta. Both should be confirmed by the end of this week. The Senate will also vote to confirm SEC Commissioner Gary Gensler to a full term.
At the same time, the Senate will continue to work on the anti-Asian hate crimes bill. Last week, the Senate voted to proceed with the legislation by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 92 to 6. The process will continue to be bipartisan.
Senator Collins has worked with Senator Hirono--you, Madam President--on a few modifications, which we have welcomed. Senators Moran and Blumenthal have worked with Senator Scott of Florida to incorporate his feedback into their legislation called the NO HATE Act, which would improve and strengthen the bill.
Senator Warnock has worked with Senators Hirono and Collins to include language acknowledging the recent tragic shootings near Atlanta.
All of these ideas will be incorporated into a broader final substitute amendment. I will ensure the Senate votes on the substitute amendment in the coming days. All told, the Senate is on track to finish this bill later this week.
We are seeing that when the Senate is given the opportunity to work, the Senate can work. Members from both sides of the aisle have worked together over the past week to consider, perfect, and--soon--enact legislation responding to a pressing issue.
Regrettably--very regrettably--in recent years, all of us have witnessed a surge of White nationalism and violent extremism in American society. Senators of good will from both sides of the aisle have taken note and developed proposals to give Federal law enforcement officials the tools to better detect, prevent, and prosecute this surge in hate crimes.
The Senate will incorporate many of these ideas in the final substitute amendment to this bill. As a result, I am optimistic we can finish our work on the anti-Asian hate crimes bill later this week in the same manner we started, with an overwhelming bipartisan vote.
And, let me say, it is needed. As I go through New York--I have been to several more rallies, one early this morning--anti-Asian hate crime, unfortunately, is on the upsurge. We hear about the violent acts. We have heard about the deaths. But, every day, thousands--thousands--of Asian Americans are subjected to smaller but nonetheless stinging acts of hate crime by being called names, by being spat upon, by being cursed at, and even just by being stared at in a nasty way like: Who the heck are you?
So we must act. We must act both to strengthen the Department of Justice's ability to prosecute more hate crimes and to pay attention to hate crimes and to calculate their number, but also to send a message--
two messages, in fact: one to our Asian-American friends--a great 6 percent of America and 10 percent of New York is Asian American--that you are us, we are all Americans together, and we welcome you being here. I, for one, like you, Madam President, would welcome more Asian immigrants coming to America.
But second is a message to those who perpetrate these awful acts: You are not American. We despise what you do, and we are going to remain vigilant until this kind of bigotry is diminished and maybe even snuffed out.
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