The Emmett Till Antilynching Act of 2022 passed the Senate this week. The bill, which President Joe Biden will soon sign, designates lynching as a federal hate crime. It was co-sponsored in the Senate by Cory Booker, Tim Scott, Raphael Warnock, and Rand Paul. The combined work of these senators is a shining example of the good that can come from bipartisanship in the Senate, instead of the political gridlock and tribalism that has hampered government in recent years.
“I’m pleased to have worked with Sens. Cory Booker and Tim Scott to strengthen the language of this bill, which will ensure that federal law will define lynching as the absolutely heinous crime that it is,” Paul said. “I’m glad to co-sponsor this bipartisan effort, and I applaud the Senate for quickly passing this important legislation.”
