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Washington Asians for Equality and the American Coalition for Equality filed a complaint to the Secretary of Senate and Senate Counsels against Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue), demanding an apology for her use of what they considered racist language.

The complaint, filed Monday, Jan. 20, was over something she said during a hearing before the Senate Housing and Affordability Committee on Friday, Jan. 17. Kuderer used the term "Chinese fire drill"...