Barbara Lee: “Tonight, I stand with my Congressional Black Caucus members, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Congressman Jamaal…”

“Tonight, I stand with my Congressional Black Caucus members, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Congressman Jamaal Bowman, to call attention to the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which recognizes that, in order to transform policing, we must hold bad actors accountable while working to prevent instances of brutality and misconduct. As a mother and a grandmother of Black men and boys, these issues are really personal to me and my family and countless other families who face excessive force from law enforcement each and every day. This bill will address racial profiling, create a use-of-force database, improve transparency with a national police misconduct database, ban no-knock warrants and choke holds, end qualified immunity--nobody is above the law--and will limit the transfer of military-grade equipment to State and local law enforcement. We stand with the American people to turn this moment of agony into one of action, as we honor Mr. George Floyd's life and the lives of all those killed by police brutality. We will continue working with the millions of Americans marching and demanding action, and we will not stop until this legislation becomes law. As an original cosponsor of this bill, I urge us to take this opportunity to honor the lives of all police misconduct victims by preventing future cases from occurring. HONORING THE AMERICAN RED CROSS (Mr.…”