i yield back. >> joining us now is congresswoman judy chu, democratic congresswoman from california. she is the chair of the congressional asian pacific american caucus. congresswoman chu, thank you so much for being here. i know this has been a really intense day. >> it has been, most certainly. >> the hearing today was emotional in lots of ways. i'm not sure why i didn't know to expect that, but i was struck by it in watching the hearing. this is the first congressional hearing on this subject in more than 30 years. i just have to ask if you feel like it was effective, if the right things are being talked about, if the right audience is listening? >> it was a major step forward to have this hearing. we are finally getting attention to this terrible rise in anti-asian hate crimes, something that's been happening for a year now! and in fact, for a year, we, the congressional asian pacific caucus, have been trying to get a meeting with the department of