On September 17th, Congress passed a measure that demands the condemnation of all forms of racism and scapegoating and calls on public officials to denounce any anti-Asian sentiment, which has become a problem with COVID-19.
It passed in a 243-164 vote, with all 164 “nay” votes coming from…well, guess which party:
The resolution did not reference Trump by name or the presidency, yet it passed on a largely party-line vote — with 164 Republicans voting against it.
Some responses from the Asian-American community:
First, I’m going to say “thanks” to the 14 Republicans who broke ranks and voted “yea” on the measure:
| REPRESENTATIVE | PARTY | STATE | VOTE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks (IN) | Republican | YEA | |
| Fitzpatrick | Republican | YEA | |
| Gonzalez (OH) | Republican | YEA | |
| Herrera Beutler | Republican | YEA | |
| Hurd (TX) | Republican | YEA | |
| Katko | Republican | YEA | |
| McCaul | Republican | YEA | |
| Smith (NJ) | Republican | YEA | |
| Stivers | Republican | YEA | |
| Upton | Republican | YEA | |
| Wagner | Republican | YEA | |
| Walden | Republican | YEA | |
| Webster (FL) | Republican | YEA | |
| Woodall | Republican | YEA |
…and hey, there’s a Florida representative in there, and he’s from the district just north of mine!
And now, the racist a-holes who couldn’t even bring themselves to make a symbolic gesture condemning anti-Asian discrimination.
If you can, please vote them out.
| REPRESENTATIVE | PARTY | STATE | VOTE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aderholt | Republican | NAY | |
| Allen | Republican | NAY | |
| Amodei | Republican | NAY | |
| Armstrong | Republican | NAY | |
| Arrington | Republican | NAY | |
| Babin | Republican | NAY | |
| Bacon | Republican | NAY | |
| Baird | Republican | NAY | |
| Balderson | Republican | NAY | |
| Banks | Republican | NAY | |
| Barr | Republican | NAY | |
| Bergman | Republican | NAY | |
| Biggs | Republican | NAY | |
| Bilirakis | Republican | NAY | |
| Bishop (NC) | Republican | NAY | |
| Bishop (UT) | Republican | NAY | |
| Bost | Republican | NAY | |
| Brady | Republican | NAY | |
| Brooks (AL) | Republican | NAY | |
| Buchanan | Republican | NAY | |
| Buck | Republican | NAY | |
| Bucshon | Republican | NAY | |
| Budd | Republican | NAY | |
| Burchett | Republican | NAY | |
| Burgess | Republican | NAY | |
| Calvert | Republican | NAY | |
| Carter (GA) | Republican | NAY | |
| Carter (TX) | Republican | NAY | |
| Chabot | Republican | NAY | |
| Cheney | Republican | NAY | |
| Cline | Republican | NAY | |
| Cloud | Republican | NAY | |
| Cole | Republican | NAY | |
| Collins (GA) | Republican | NAY | |
| Comer | Republican | NAY | |
| Conaway | Republican | NAY | |
| Crawford | Republican | NAY | |
| Crenshaw | Republican | NAY | |
| Curtis | Republican | NAY | |
| Davis, Rodney | Republican | NAY | |
| DesJarlais | Republican | NAY | |
| Diaz-Balart | Republican | NAY | |
| Emmer | Republican | NAY | |
| Estes | Republican | NAY | |
| Ferguson | Republican | NAY | |
| Fleischmann | Republican | NAY | |
| Flores | Republican | NAY | |
| Fortenberry | Republican | NAY | |
| Foxx (NC) | Republican | NAY | |
| Fulcher | Republican | NAY | |
| Gallagher | Republican | NAY | |
| Garcia (CA) | Republican | NAY | |
| Gianforte | Republican | NAY | |
| Gibbs | Republican | NAY | |
| Gohmert | Republican | NAY | |
| Gooden | Republican | NAY | |
| Gosar | Republican | NAY | |
| Granger | Republican | NAY | |
| Graves (LA) | Republican | NAY | |
| Graves (MO) | Republican | NAY | |
| Green (TN) | Republican | NAY | |
| Griffith | Republican | NAY | |
| Grothman | Republican | NAY | |
| Guest | Republican | NAY | |
| Guthrie | Republican | NAY | |
| Hagedorn | Republican | NAY | |
| Harris | Republican | NAY | |
| Hartzler | Republican | NAY | |
| Hern, Kevin | Republican | NAY | |
| Hice (GA) | Republican | NAY | |
| Higgins (LA) | Republican | NAY | |
| Hill (AR) | Republican | NAY | |
| Holding | Republican | NAY | |
| Hollingsworth | Republican | NAY | |
| Hudson | Republican | NAY | |
| Huizenga | Republican | NAY | |
| Jacobs | Republican | NAY | |
| Johnson (LA) | Republican | NAY | |
| Johnson (OH) | Republican | NAY | |
| Johnson (SD) | Republican | NAY | |
| Jordan | Republican | NAY | |
| Joyce (OH) | Republican | NAY | |
| Joyce (PA) | Republican | NAY | |
| Keller | Republican | NAY | |
| Kelly (MS) | Republican | NAY | |
| Kelly (PA) | Republican | NAY | |
| King (IA) | Republican | NAY | |
| King (NY) | Republican | NAY | |
| Kinzinger | Republican | NAY | |
| Kustoff (TN) | Republican | NAY | |
| LaHood | Republican | NAY | |
| Lamborn | Republican | NAY | |
| Latta | Republican | NAY | |
| Lesko | Republican | NAY | |
| Long | Republican | NAY | |
| Loudermilk | Republican | NAY | |
| Lucas | Republican | NAY | |
| Luetkemeyer | Republican | NAY | |
| Marshall | Republican | NAY | |
| Massie | Republican | NAY | |
| Mast | Republican | NAY | |
| McCarthy | Republican | NAY | |
| McClintock | Republican | NAY | |
| McKinley | Republican | NAY | |
| Meuser | Republican | NAY | |
| Miller | Republican | NAY | |
| Mitchell | Republican | NAY | |
| Moolenaar | Republican | NAY | |
| Mooney (WV) | Republican | NAY | |
| Mullin | Republican | NAY | |
| Murphy (NC) | Republican | NAY | |
| Newhouse | Republican | NAY | |
| Norman | Republican | NAY | |
| Nunes | Republican | NAY | |
| Palmer | Republican | NAY | |
| Pence | Republican | NAY | |
| Perry | Republican | NAY | |
| Posey | Republican | NAY | |
| Reed | Republican | NAY | |
| Reschenthaler | Republican | NAY | |
| Rice (SC) | Republican | NAY | |
| Rodgers (WA) | Republican | NAY | |
| Roe, David P. | Republican | NAY | |
| Rogers (AL) | Republican | NAY | |
| Rogers (KY) | Republican | NAY | |
| Rooney (FL) | Republican | NAY | |
| Rose, John W. | Republican | NAY | |
| Rouzer | Republican | NAY | |
| Roy | Republican | NAY | |
| Rutherford | Republican | NAY | |
| Scalise | Republican | NAY | |
| Schweikert | Republican | NAY | |
| Scott, Austin | Republican | NAY | |
| Sensenbrenner | Republican | NAY | |
| Shimkus | Republican | NAY | |
| Simpson | Republican | NAY | |
| Smith (MO) | Republican | NAY | |
| Smith (NE) | Republican | NAY | |
| Smucker | Republican | NAY | |
| Stauber | Republican | NAY | |
| Stefanik | Republican | NAY | |
| Steil | Republican | NAY | |
| Steube | Republican | NAY | |
| Stewart | Republican | NAY | |
| Taylor | Republican | NAY | |
| Thompson (PA) | Republican | NAY | |
| Thornberry | Republican | NAY | |
| Tipton | Republican | NAY | |
| Turner | Republican | NAY | |
| Van Drew | Republican | NAY | |
| Walberg | Republican | NAY | |
| Walorski | Republican | NAY | |
| Waltz | Republican | NAY | |
| Watkins | Republican | NAY | |
| Weber (TX) | Republican | NAY | |
| Wenstrup | Republican | NAY | |
| Westerman | Republican | NAY | |
| Williams | Republican | NAY | |
| Wilson (SC) | Republican | NAY | |
| Wittman | Republican | NAY | |
| Womack | Republican | NAY | |
| Yoho | Republican | NAY | |
| Young | Republican | NAY | |
| Zeldin | Republican | NAY |
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