Richard Hudson: “I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time and for his tremendous work on this issue. Madam Speaker, I am…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time and for his tremendous work on this issue. Madam Speaker, I am disappointed. I am disappointed by the fact that we had an opportunity today to make real bipartisan and meaningful reform. Yet, that is not the bill that is before us today. I am disappointed the Democrat leadership seems more interested in passing a bill through the House than having actual solutions signed into law. And I am disappointed the bill before us today punishes good police officers. Madam Speaker, this is very personal to me. One month ago, my community lost one of our own. George Floyd was born in Fayetteville, and members of his family still live in our community. I was honored to be asked to speak at his memorial service, where I promised his family and our community that I would work to create real and meaningful reform. After listening to many leaders in our community, as well as talking to many here in Congress, it became clear that there is a lot that Republican and Democrats agree on: We agree on banning chokeholds, increasing police accountability, and information-sharing, improving training, reforming no-knock warrants, and increasing the use of body cameras. The reality of our divided government is that for any legislation to become law, it has to pass the Democrat-controlled House, the Republican-controlled Senate, and be signed by the Republican President.…”