congressman hakeem jeffries, chair of the house democratic caucus and thrilled to have him on the show this morning. you just heard me go over this long laundry list of things to do in the house that s going to have a disproportionate impact of black and brown people in this country. so i want to start with police reform. what went wrong there and is our hope gone in passing some sort of police reform in the house or senate? well, the majority of police officers i ve encountered here in brooklyn and queens and across new york city and the nation i believe are hardworking individuals who are in the community protecting and serving, but it cannot be denied that we have a police violence problem in america, a police brutality problem in america and a police use of excessive force problem in america that disproportionately impacts black and brown communities. and so we can t simply wash our hands of the issue at the congressional level notwithstanding the fact that
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