Shah book youre the only one ive told. We are so happy to have you all here on crowd cast if you dont know skylight with the historic los angeles neighborhoods like echo park and downtown and silverlake. Our hours are 10 00 a. M. Through 5 00 p. M. Every day you can browse in a mask but would love to see if youre in the area. So a quick introduction of crowd cast there is a chat feature to the right of your screen you can introduce yourself comment on something from the reading also at the bottom of the screen you can ask the question so go ahead and post it in the ask a question feature with the green button at the bottom of the screen and donate to a bookstore im a bookseller at skylight. And to introduce the speakers and actress and producer and director and a mother living in los angeles and with the first short films including her work as a Steering Committee member from the los angeles board our author tonight dr. Meera shah a Family Medicine chief medical officer of planned pare
Good afternoon toledo. What an inspiring time in our Great American manufacturing heartland city to welcome the next president of the United States. Thank you for comingtoday. Joe biden. Joe biden has not only been here before, he has always fought for us. Always. Vice President Joe Biden is our trusted friend. Hes like an uncle area is like a brother. And hes with us in toledo. Toledo, the home of General Motors, the most advanced transmission agility in the entire world. With an additional 39 Million Dollars of investment announced recently and also home of the worldclass jeep production platform, the largest on the north american continent. I can guarantee you without joe biden. Either of them would have survived the drastic laugh from the 2008 recession. We remember, i remember. I remember vote in congress for the recovery when it was democrats, democrats who make sure that these firms were refinancedand they pay back every penny. With interest. And i remember the republicans, ever
Chair jerry nadler. Death ofer the tragic george floyd has been a wakeup call for americans feel yet the streets are lined with protesters demanding fundamental change in the culture of Law Enforcement and meaningful accountability for officers who commit misconduct. Today, we answer that call. We value and respect the brave and Honorable Police officers who put their lives on the line to protect our communities. We know most Law Enforcement officers do their jobs with dignity, selflessness and honor. They are deserving of our respect and gratitude for all they do to keep us safe. We must also acknowledge that there are too many up exceptions, too many Law Enforcement officers that dont uphold protecting and serving. The reality for too many americans, especially for too many africanamericans, is that Police Officers are perceived as a threat to their liberty, their dignity, and all too often, to their safety. And to those who do not believe it, look at these tragic statistics. Are mor
Jobs with dignity, selflessness, and honor. They are deserving of our respect and gratitude for all they do to keep us safe. But we must also acknowledge that there are too many exceptions. Too many Law Enforcement officers do not oppose the ethic of protecting and serving their community. Instead the reality for too many americans, especially for too many africanamericans, is that Police Officers are perceived as a threat to their liberties, dignity, and all too often to their safety. To those who do not believe it, look at the tragic statistics. Africanamericans are more than twice as likely to be shot and killed by police each year. And black men between the ages of 15 and 34 are approximately 10 times more likely to be killed by police than other americans. This is not a new problem. Our countrys history of racism and racially motivated violence, rooted in the original sin of slavery, and lynchings and jim crow and systemic racism continues to haunt our nation. We see it in the rat
Transparency through Data Collection, and Reform Police training and policies. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 1017, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the judiciary, printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part d of report 116 436 is adopted and the bill as amended is considered as read. The bill as amended shall be debatable for four hours equally divided among and controlled by the chair and Ranking Member of the committee on the judiciary. The gentleman from new york, mr. Nadler, and the gentleman from ohio, mr. Jordan, will each control two hours. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. Mr. Nadler. Mr. Nadler i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to evise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h. R. 7120. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore