{"id":28053,"date":"2020-09-17T11:37:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T18:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=28053"},"modified":"2020-09-17T11:37:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T18:37:26","slug":"rep-cisneros-votes-to-condemn-anti-aapi-racism-and-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=28053","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Cisneros Votes to Condemn Anti-AAPI Racism and Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Rep. Cisneros delivered a floor speech in support of the resolution<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGilCisneros\/status\/1306640083299246085\">Video: https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGilCisneros\/status\/1306640083299246085<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong> &#8211; Today, Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) voted to pass a resolution condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment resulting from COVID-19. H. Res. 908 calls on all public officials to denounce anti-Asian sentiment, charges law enforcement to document and expedite investigations into credible reports of hate crimes, and combats misinformation and discrimination targeted towards AAPI communities. Rep. Cisneros is an original cosponsor of the resolution. (To view Rep. Cisneros\u2019 floor speech in support of the resolution, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGilCisneros\/status\/1306640083299246085\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGilCisneros\/status\/1306640083299246085&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600453667822000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGBMn8kDjUtW3v_27AbDh3yM4RNag\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe AAPI community in the 39th district has been an integral part of fighting the coronavirus\u2014they are first responders, essential workers, educators, and small business owners. Yet, there have been too many heartbreaking stories in our district and across the country of racism, discrimination, and physical and verbal assault toward Asian Americans,\u201d\u00a0<strong>said Rep. Cisneros.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cToday, Republicans and Democrats voted to strongly condemn the anti-Asian sentiment caused by the coronavirus. We\u2019re standing up for the AAPI community, because racism, discrimination, and assault have no place in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On April 2, Rep. Cisneros\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cisneros.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-cisneros-sends-letter-president-trump-condemning-covid-19-anti-asian\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cisneros.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-cisneros-sends-letter-president-trump-condemning-covid-19-anti-asian&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600453667822000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEH3SY3WDVGfMHZ94jxOROMmPP3FQ\">sent a letter<\/a>\u00a0to President Donald Trump condemning his terminology of \u201cChinese virus\u201d or \u201cWuhan virus\u201d to refer to COVID-19, linking it to the rise in anti-Asian discrimination and violence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On March 10, Rep. Cisneros\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cisneros.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-cisneros-condemns-leader-mccarthy-gosar-spreading-xenophobia-and\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cisneros.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-cisneros-condemns-leader-mccarthy-gosar-spreading-xenophobia-and&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600453667822000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH-YJ0jeTkiDEi5_aA44hFSKd-KDA\">condemned<\/a>\u00a0House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) and Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-4) for spreading xenophobic language and endangering Asian Americans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rep. Cisneros is an executive board member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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