Biden signs Asian Americans hate crime bill
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President Joe Biden smiles after signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. Top row from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii.
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President Joe Biden talks people after signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act.
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President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., after signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act.
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President Joe Biden talks with Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, before signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. Clockwise from left, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, R-Ill., Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., and Hirono.
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Vice President Kamala Harris smiles as President Joe Biden speaks before signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act.
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President Joe Biden speaks before signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act.
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President Joe Biden hands out a pen after signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. Clockwise from left, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, R-Ill., Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii.
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President Joe Biden smiles after signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. Clockwise from left, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, R-Ill., Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii.