Deb Haaland

It is clear the racial disparities within our military justice system require more than just a disparity board.

I have to believe that this is also a contributing factor to why we don't see service members of color achieve higher ranks.

We must ensure the systems we utilize to administer discipline are fair and just for everyone.

This is a significant problem that we absolutely need to fix.

until we have a national strategy to deal with the pandemic, until we have testing, until we have PPE, I can assure you that I am not going to put the lives of my staff at risk

We cannot condemn the people of Puerto Rico in the wake of a debt crisis, devastating storms, earthquakes to an inadequate response to the coronavirus pandemic because they are ruled by an oversight board.

clearing a peaceful demonstration for a photo op with his cabinet is an unbelievably new low.

This wasn't an isolated incident.

we cannot lose sight of the larger moment we are in.

Part of the mission of the United States National Park Police is to protect lives.

I want to thank all of you for sharing your stories, why you were there, and your motivations for being there.

It seems that some law enforcement officers at Lafayette were not pleased about what they were asked to do on that day.

Thank you very much for being here, Mr. Monahan.

The President's recent actions brought that excessive force to the fore in a new and unconstitutional way.

If we were to have a repeat of June 1, we would have the recordings that you could send over to us?

clearing a peaceful demonstration for a photo-op with his cabinet is an unbelievable new low.

We did not choose to live in a society where the President wields the power of our government to break up peaceful protests.

And I would imagine having that recording would answer many of the questions that we and the public have at this moment.

So, just to be clear, the radio interaction, communication, was just between the Park Police, and any other communications between other agencies were in person?

OK. So, that was an error you say?

The issues of racial equity and justice are fundamental to the Christian faith, and they are of primary importance now in our country.

Is it standard procedure for Park Police to record radio transmissions between each other, like this?

Can you provide any notes or logs of those transmissions to the Committee please?

It runs directly counter to the very reasons they decided to serve their country, and to their oath to support and defend the Constitution.

So, it was not configured to record at the time. Are there radio recordings of the Park Police for the time period between May 29 and June 2 at all?