[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E568]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 2020

  Mr. MARCHANT. Madam Speaker, after consulting with physicians about 
traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic, I was not able to make it to 
Washington for this vote, but I would have voted NO on H.R. 7120, the 
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Instituting common-sense 
police reforms is a bipartisan goal, but this bill is unfortunately an 
exercise in partisan politics. I continue to support the JUSTICE Act 
put forth by Senator Tim Scott, which contains many bipartisan reform 
measures, and urge the Speaker to bring it before the House for a vote.

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