Karen Bass

His legacy to our country is that he devoted his life to fighting for justice and being a moral compass to our Nation. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the great State of Virginia (Mr. Scott).

Now that he is no longer with us, we have to live up to his legacy and protect the right to vote for all Americans. As we continue to face challenges due to the coronavirus and issues of systemic racism, we must protect our democracy and…

To honor Mr. Lewis, the first thing we need to do is to pass legislation restoring the Voting Rights Act and get it signed. We know the credibility of our elections has already shown early signs of concern during several State primaries…

Congressman John Lewis spent his life fighting racism and injustice wherever he confronted it, from Boy Scout sit-ins and other protests in the streets to championing bold, progressive policies in Congress, including the Voting Rights Act…

It is with great honor that I rise today to coanchor the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour. For the next 60 minutes, we have a chance to communicate to the American people our great love for an American hero, Representative…

The Nation lost an icon; the House lost its most respected Member; and the Congressional Black Caucus lost the most senior member of our family. The Congressional Black Caucus is known as the conscience of the Congress, but John Lewis was…

There is nothing new under the Sun. The Black people have battled police brutality since policing began in this Nation. But times have changed; our country has changed. A few years ago, we had to explain that racism still exists despite…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 236, nays 181, not voting 14, as…

I am so sorry that my colleague on the other side of the aisle is so confused and has so much trouble understanding. Perhaps it might help if he studied more history, U.S. history, to understand that why that knee was on George Floyd's…

I want to thank my colleague on the other side of the aisle for the ideas that you were concerned about, and the fact that you recognized that part of your ideas we did incorporate in the manager's amendment. And so I do look forward to…

May I inquire how much time is remaining on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 38 minutes remaining.

May I inquire how much time remains on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 56 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Ohio has 50 minutes remaining.

We have to do better, and we must strive to live up to those American ideals. We are better than this.

On Monday, I introduced, along with Chair Nadler and more than 200 Members of Congress, H.R. 7120, the Justice in Policing Act.

I understand that change is difficult, but I am certain that police officers are professionals who risk their lives every day.

You have the power to make sure that George Floyd's death is not in vain.

Civilian oversight boards build bridges between police and communities by giving the people a voice in the policies that affect them.

We are witnessing in the diversity of the protesters filling our streets even today, and that's the brotherhood our police officers must honor above all.

We have to eliminate the injustices that Black men and women and communities of color face everywhere--in our government, in our society, in our healthcare system, and, specifically, in the police systems that we have seen for decades.

I'm proud that the Justice in Policing Act promotes civilian oversight and allows Federal funding to go toward building civilian review boards.

We have to start by accepting that there is racial bias in our police system.

If this had been a law last year, George Floyd would be alive, because chokeholds would be banned.

What we saw in Minnesota, the slow, tortuous murder of George Floyd by a uniformed officer, was an outrage and a tragedy.

the mayor of Los Angeles defunded the police department. I just wanted to make note that he absolutely did not defund the police department.

A few days after the last bill became law, stories began to surface of an extreme disproportionate death rate among African Americans in several cities, with a 70 percent death rate, while African Americans are only 20 to 30 percent of the…