"I think there is a lot of emotional exhaustion that many of us who are black lawmakers and black people in public service are experiencing because, every single day, you know that there are ways to transform the justice system, the policing system."
"The preservation of the tipped minimum wage system has long lasting effects on worsening economic outcomes for workers of color today."
"This tipping model wasn't changed by the Fair Labor Standard Act, but we have an opportunity to address this historic discrimination through the Raise the Wage Act."
"We know that the Justice -- George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is a transformative piece of legislation."
"It is really important for us to recognize that the criminal justice system is not adequate to prosecute itself and to investigate itself."
"It is important for there to be a federal oversight board that does proactive investigations every single time that there is a life lost in the custody of police officers."
"We just want to make sure that they follow through with clear communication on what those numbers are going to be so that we can feel comfortable where those numbers will land."
"There isn`t really clarity yet as you know that the original cap that was agreed upon by multiple state departments, by members of Congress who sit -- who chair committees of jurisdiction by those of ..."
"And what we want, what we are advocating for, is this administration, they keep its promise, what they campaigned on, what they have promised us since inauguration, and what we know to be uh true in r..."
"And it`s just, you know, with desperation and frustration that we are speaking out against the Biden administration in their backtracking on this."
"I was one of the very fortunate ones to have gotten that."