Val Demings: “I am convinced that Congress has a direct responsibility to take action to right the wrongs.”

I believe the officers knew or they should have known that punching Tyre in the face or kicking him in the face could cause death or great bodily harm.

As Members of Congress, our primary responsibility is the safety of the American people. When we think about our own children, our own grandchildren, wouldn't we do anything, anything at all to protect them?

I am afraid the generations behind us do not have any longer a full recognition of what it is that we are so blessed by. When I bring groups to the floor... I will often stop and say: One of the first things I noticed when I walked into…

This is clearly about protecting a woman's right to choose and I believe that Floridians will show up to do just that.