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Summer Lee: Juneteenth was actually the beginning. And I have been in the fight for police reform, the George Floyd Justice in…

On the recordJune 19, 2022
Juneteenth was actually the beginning. And I have been in the fight for police reform, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, George Floyd Law Enforcement Integrity Act, voting rights over the decades that I have been in the United States Congress.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Sheila Jackson Lee emphasizes the importance of Juneteenth as a starting point for ongoing struggles for police reform and voting rights.

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