[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        THE TRAGIC DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD HAS AWAKENED THE NATION

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, with great expectation, we expect to 
have the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act on the floor of the House 
this week.
  I am joined in these special 1-minute speeches by Congressman Bowman 
from New York and Congresswoman Lee from California. On behalf of the 
Congressional Black Caucus, we are here to say that the tragic death of 
George Floyd has awakened the Nation and the world to the gross 
injustice that too many African Americans face on a daily basis.
  Eight minutes and 46 seconds, and the world stood up. New Zealand and 
London, around the world, they all said, enough is enough.
  This legislation will now have qualified immunity reform, pattern and 
practice investigations, the idea of a national police misconduct 
registry, the Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act banning choke 
holds, banning no-knock drug warrants.
  It will be a new day in the relationship between police and 
community. Crisis units because police do not want to be social 
workers. We know there are officers who believe in protect and serve. 
At the same time, we know the Nation does not want police misconduct.
  Let's work together, pass this legislation, and let it be signed by 
the President of the United States. I thank the Congressional Black 
Caucus for its leadership. The world is watching us this week.

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