Political Quotes

“It is with great honor I rise today to coanchor this CBC Special Order hour with Chairman Horsford, the chairman of the CBC, and Ms. Kamlager-Dove of California. For the next 60 minutes, we have a chance to speak directly to the American people on issues of great importance to the Congressional Black Caucus, Congress, the constituents we represent, and all Americans. Today, we will be speaking on the death of Tyre Nichols. {time} 1915 Mr. Speaker, I rise today--after the horrifying murder of yet another young, Black man at the hands of police--outraged because nothing has worked. ``They need more police training,'' we said. But so-called elite squads like SCORPION already require extra training over and above the basics. ``They need more diversity,'' we said. But every single one of the five officers we saw mercilessly beat an unarmed and compliant Tyre Nichols was Black, just like him. ``They need more accountability,'' we said. But even the advent of body cameras hasn't stopped officers from pummeling our sons--and sometimes our daughters--to death over mere traffic infractions. Just throw in a few shouts of: ``Stop resisting'' to try and fool our eyes from believing what we are clearly seeing. We tried all those things--more training, more diversity, and more accountability--and yet Tyre Nichols is dead. He was dragged out of his car and attacked by a swarm of men twice his size, exhausting themselves and then coming back to beat him again.…”