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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