Asian American lawmakers and academic experts testified Thursday that the recent spike in hate crimes against Asian Americans was part of a "systemic" problem that was made worse by...
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Asian American community asking everyone to rise up against anti-Asian hate
Community activists are urging everyone to rise up against anti-Asian hate."The Asian American community has a target on our backs right now and we need everyone in society to rise up against this...
‘There is a systemic problem here’: Asian American lawmakers testify about surge in violence
Asian American lawmakers and academic experts testified Thursday that the recent spike in hate crimes against Asian Americans was part of a "systemic" problem that was made worse by Republican...
House passes bill to extend PPP small business aid for 2 months
To continue providing aid to small businesses recovering from the pandemic, the House voted on Tuesday to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) by two months, ahead of its expiration on March...
The PRO Act nationalizes the worst of California’s policies
During a public health and economic crisis, the last thing Congress should be doing is passing laws that hit the breaks on our recovery, kill jobs and hurt small businesses. Unfortunately, House...
Business groups seek PPP extension as March deadline looms
Business groups aren’t done lobbying Congress for more coronavirus relief, with new pleas to extend a popular small-business program that’s set to expire in just two weeks.The March 31 application...
GOP calls for Yale president to testify in hearing on discrimination against Asian Americans
Republican members of Congress are calling for the president of Yale University to testify at this week’s hearing on discrimination against Asian Americans, with the GOP contending that...
Trade Groups Push For New PPP Deadline, Citing Tech Issues
Dozens of trade groups representing a variety of industries said in a letter published Monday they support a bipartisan and bicameral effort to extend the Paycheck Protection Program's March 31...
Blinken refers to Taiwan as ‘country’
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): In a development that might irk China, United States Secretary of the state, Antony Blinken, has referred to Taiwan as "country", the term so far avoided by US...
With deadline for businesses looming, lawmakers push to extend PPP
As small businesses struggle to stay afloat one year into the coronavirus pandemic, the federal Paycheck Protection Program — created to help keep employees on the job and doors open — is set to...
Lawmakers introduce plans to extend Paycheck Protection Program as deadline nears
As the March 31 deadline for the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program looms, a deal to extend it for two more months is in the works.A bipartisan group of lawmakers on...
Gottheimer, McCaul lead bipartisan letter urging stronger restrictions and tough line on Iran
WASHINGTON, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) have sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary Antony Blinken, urging...
Axe Federal Support for the Bullet Train
The California High Speed Rail project was pitched to Californians more than a decade ago as a much-needed, innovative infrastructure investment linking Northern and Southern California.Critics at...
What the election of Asian American GOP women means for the party
Speaking to Fox News Channel on Nov. 14, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) declared 2020 the “year of Republican women.” As he proudly announced, more than half of the incoming House...
Garcia introduces water bill
WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Garcia introduced a bill Wednesday to extend the bipartisan California water provisions of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act through fiscal year...
Korean-American lawmaker named co-chair of US congressional study group
A Korean-American member of the US House of Representatives has been named a co-chair for a US congressional study group on Korea, an association of former US lawmakers said Thursday. Young Kim...
6 Republican Women on the Future of the GOP
For many Republican leaders, this moment in history—a devastating pandemic, an economy on life support, a violent insurrection at the Capitol, and a second presidential impeachment—has called into...
OC lawmakers’ bill would help reunite Koreans
While South Korea is a modern and free nation, communist North Korea remains a totalitarian nightmare filled with prison camps and widespread malnutrition. The world has changed dramatically since...
“Consistency needed in North Korea policy”
When it comes to the goal of denuclearizing North Korea, shared by allies South Korea and the United States, establishing consistency in their relevant policies is a necessary step, regardless of...
GOP women show their strength. It’s time to stand with them
Last month, Claudia Tenney of New York became the 31st GOP woman to be sworn into the 117th Congress. Ms. Tenney, like the other GOP women who flipped seats in 2020, exposed just how fragile Nancy...