and hate. >> texas congressman chip roy questioned if a crime should be linked to hate. >> who decides what is hate? who decides what is the kind of speech that deserves policing? >> reporter: roy defended the use of anti-chinese rhetoric to describe the virus. >> i'm not going to be ashamed of saying iing i oppose the ci-. >> it's to find solution and we will not let you take our voice away from us. >> reporter: she introduced the covid-19 hate crimes act after racist voices mails flooded her office. >> kung-flu. -- you kung-flu. >> in los angeles, denny kim heard similar slurs while walk withing down a sidewalk last month. >> they started calling me chinese virus. they started calling me [ bleep ]. >> kim, a korean american and a