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Summer Lee: if hundreds of thousands of people weren't out protesting police abuse and the murder of George Floyd, we would have…

On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
if hundreds of thousands of people weren't out protesting police abuse and the murder of George Floyd, we would have never been able to pass the Justice in Policing Act
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Emphasizes the impact of protests on passing police reform legislation.

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