See these folks behind us these folks behind us on both sides are amazing. The staff democratic and republican members have to put up with us, which is amazing to start with but in a Committee Role like this, susan, youve been a friend, youre probably the one i hear the name most often when i say johnny says well susan called, i said in my in trouble and he says no. Susan, youre going to be missed. It will be hard to turn around and not see you here but i am so happy for you, the beneficiary heres what youve done for the committee but also at the administration of officer courts are to do. They are gaining, we are losing, and we acknowledge that with that i yield back the chair. [applause] i will now recognize myself her opening statement. Todays hearing furthers our committees longstanding commitment to conducting meaningful oversight of state and federal Law Enforcement. As initiated by former chairman goodlad and his establishment of the bipartisan policing strategies working group.
Advocacy groups who spoke before the house Judiciary Committee. Theyll talk about ways to improve Police Relations within the community and increase accountability among Law Enforcement. This is three hours and 40 minutes. House committee on the judiciary will come to order. The chair is authorized to declare recesses at any time. Welcome to the oversight hearing on Police Practices. Before we begin, i want to briefly recognize susan jensen whose last day on the committee after more than 20 years of service is tomorrow. Susan is highly respected on both sides of the aisle, as one of the preeminent experts on bankruptly, Administrative Law and the federal court system. It is a testament to her knowledge and fairness she worked as a senior counsel for republican and democratic chairs of this committee. First hired by former chair henry hyde for her expertise in bankruptcy law, susan moved to the democratic staff under john conyers, where she expanded her port follow to include Administra
Along with public trust. The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. Without objection, the judge is authorized to declare recesses at any time. We welcome everyone to the oversight hearing on Police Practices. Before we begin, i want to briefly recognize susan jensen whose last day on the committee after 20 mores of service is tomorrow. Susan is highly respected on both sides of the aisle, is one of the preeminent experts on bankruptcy Administrative Law and the federal court system. It is a testament to her knowledge and fairness that she worked as counsel and later senior counsel for both republican and democratic chairs of this committee. First hired by former chair henry hyde for her expertise in bankruptcy law, susan later moved to the democratic staff under former chair and Ranking Member john conners where she expanded her portfolio to include Administrative Law and ethics issues. When i was elected to serve as chair, i also asked susan to serve as the community pa
Its a testament to her knowledge and status that she worked as counsel and later senior counsel both republican and democratic chairs of this committee. Susan later moved to the democratic stamp on the former chair Ranking Member john conyers where she expanded her portfolio to include Administrative Law the federal courts and ethics issues. When i was elected to serve as chair he also asked susan to serve as committee parliamentarian. In addition to her all their duties. To develop procedures for hearings, markups and other committee activities. Regular viewers of this committee will recognize as the person sitting behind me providing the wise counsel. Susan has been essential to the operations of this committee and shes been involved in nearly every pace of Committee Business over the last year. Though she will be leaving the committee she will continue the book service as she transitions to a position with the Administrative Office of the u. S. Court. I wish her well as i think her
Chair nadler the frequency of these killings, the absence of full accountability for those responsible sent a message to members of the Africanamerican Community that black lives do not matter. Let me state clearly for the record that black lives matter. Our criminal Justice System, including our Police Departments, cannot function without africanamericans knowing that their lives matter equally, that the system works to protect them just as it does every other citizen. We must also be able to put ourselves in the shoes of our Law Enforcement officers. We must be able to celebrate the services and sacrifices of our men and women in Law Enforcement who put their lives on the line ay in and day out. Serving up an inherently dangerous job. Take an advantage Law Enforcement officers and their families. It is alsoresponsible for the majority of incidents of misconduct. Todays hearing presents a unique opportunity for to us hear from some of the individuals and families affected by police mi