If you create employer liability, admissible liability, as we do for all other torts, it will have a profound effect on the conduct of police misconduct trials.

I joined Congresswoman Karen Bass in introducing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act which would, among other things, eliminate the defense of qualified immunity for Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers.

You ought to consider letting the United States sue to remedy the misconduct by a police officer or any other public official.

If you create municipal liability, you substantially defuse the problem of qualified immunity.

Qualified immunity acts like a time warp. In its current form, the doctrine allows conduct to be judged by completely outdated standards.

It must be holistic.

None of our Republicans that like to scream about, I think five or six Members of our caucus who talked about defunding the police, less than 2 percent of our caucus, none of the Republicans voted for that money, the largest investment…

A comprehensive approach to combating crime is essential. That includes not only increasing funding for police and law enforcement, but also other strategies that help reduce violence in our communities.

The police do play a vital role in addressing that crisis.

Thank you, Representative Carson. Excellent testimony. I appreciate it.

Materials submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen, Chair of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties from the State of Tennessee.