[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 165 (Wednesday, September 23, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H4721-H4722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       JUSTICE FOR BREONNA TAYLOR

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Green) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, and still I rise, and I rise today, 
Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the many persons who are peacefully 
protesting and demanding justice for Breonna Taylor; peacefully 
protesting and demanding justice.
  But I also rise, Mr. Speaker, for the many persons who may never 
protest, but believe that Breonna Taylor deserves justice.

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  I rise, Mr. Speaker, because my heart is heavy. It is difficult to 
comprehend some of the things that are happening in this country. It is 
expected that there will be some announcement in the near future as to 
the fate of the officers who were engaged in the no-knock intrusion; a 
no-knock intrusion.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to tell you and the world what justice for 
Breonna Taylor would look like. Justice for Breonna Taylor would look 
the same as it would if Breonna Taylor were of a different hue. She was 
an African-American female. She was in her apartment. She was not 
breaking the law.
  Justice for Breonna Taylor would look the same way it would look for 
Breonna Taylor if she was were a White woman; a White woman in her 
apartment; a White woman not breaking the law; a White woman who had 
the police intrude into her home, as it were, with a no-knock warrant. 
This is what justice would look like for Breonna Taylor.
  And at some point in this country we have to acknowledge that there 
is a perception that there is a system of justice that is not blind, a 
system of justice that sees the color. And when the color of the person 
is known, justice can sometimes turn a blind eye.
  So today I rise, and I demand justice for Breonna Taylor, the same 
justice that she would get if she were a different hue, in her home, 26 
years old, committing no crime; the same justice.
  And, finally, if we continue to allow the perception to exist that 
injustice can be justified, it will not bode well for our country.
  I stand for peaceful protest, and I denounce any form of protest 
other than peaceful protest.
  I demand justice for Breonna Taylor.

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