Reporter floyd joined self owitnesss to deliver powerful testimony to the house judiciary committee, one day after he and his family buried his brother, george floyd. My family, they just cry, cry every day and just ask why, why. He pleaded for his life. Reporter mass demonstrations erupted around the world calling for police changes. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle vowed to work towards solution, but the Republican Committee members also bashed calls to Defund Police departments. If you believe that we should defund the police, will you please raise your hand . This is really not about Defunding Police. It is about funding other thicks. Reporter the hearing comes days after the democrats introduce stair massive reform bill djustice in policing act. The Senate Republicans are also working on their proposals. The white house chief of staff mark meadows and Jared Kushner met with tim scott on capitol hill to discuss police reform. Well have an opportunity to compare notes in the n
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Mexico hundreds of migrants are trying to head to the u. S. Something political items in the home is affecting traditional Chinese New Year markets. Welcome to the program we begin in lebanon all the while protests have turned violent Security Forces fired water cannon and tear gas on demonstrators in a faceoff that lasted several hours well the 200. 00 people were injured demonstrators say that tired of waiting for the government to fix the ongoing economic crisis they held a report saw from beirut. Rage in the streets of the capital in what might be a new phase in an uprising against lebanons leadership that is now in its worst months fears confrontations between antiriot police and antiestablishment protesters. Sure and downtown beirut into a war zone this is the epicenter of i protest movement that until a few days ago was relatively peaceful running battles began when demonstrate this we want the Political Class they blame for mismanagement and corruption to leave power tried to S
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