[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4813]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            ALL LIVES MATTER

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, just as the President does, the United 
States Congress has the bully pulpit. In doing so, I believe that 
America cries out for a response. Over the past 6 months to a year, we 
have seen a number of tragic incidences occurring between civilians and 
police. In particular, we cite the tragedy of the shooting of Walter 
Scott in South Carolina.
  All lives matter.
  To those who have been petitioning and protesting--young people 
indicating that black lives matter--it is a reflection of the high 
number of African Americans who find themselves at the wrong end of the 
gun of someone engaged in law enforcement.
  We know that there are good people who serve this Nation, and we are 
a law-abiding nation. So, Mr. Speaker, I think it is extremely 
important that we begin an open discussion in the Congress that deals 
with the issues of lethal force, excessive force, police training, 
statistics.
  I intend to introduce and to ask my colleagues to join me on the 
Cadet bill, which reaches a wide-ranging perspective of the statistics 
of shootings in America--civilian shootings on police and law 
enforcement shootings on civilians--because that is the science of 
criminal justice reform. I draw upon this to say that we cannot be 
silent anymore. People are hurting. My sympathy to those who have lost 
lives, including law enforcement and our civilians.

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