I thank Congressman McGarvey, particularly for lifting up and saying the name of Breonna Taylor here in this space and recognizing the continued struggle for accountability for the thousands, now, way too many, victims of police violence whose names we could not say in this short hour that we have here today. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
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