doing has been, i think, intensive work through the weekends. the house members, including karen bass not going back to the district but continuing to work on it. so, they re working around the closs from everything i can see, and we re waiting to hear. there seems to be a bit of optimism coming from the hill, and that gives me a sense of optimism. and we ll wait and see. congresswoman demings, your reaction to that? i believe vice president harris is absolutely correct. there is no doubt in my mind that those who have been working around the clock over the weekend are serious about getting this done. i ve certainly spoken to senator scott, certainly with karen bass and others regarding this legislation. their commitment is there. and that s why i really do believe that while it may be slow, a slow process, we really i think representative bass said it correctly.
George Floyd’s murder by a police officer exactly a year ago Tuesday sparked a national conversation and proposal for police reform that is still being had today.
Protesters stream through Washington in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by police. (Brandi Buchman photo/Courthouse News)
WASHINGTON (CN) Police are still killing Black people disproportionately a year after the death of George Floyd, whose pleas for his mother, his life and some semblance of humanity as he struggled to breathe under a police officer’s knee stirred the national dialogue on police brutality and sparked national legislation intended to reform.
Biden will meet George Floyd s family in the White House today - the first anniversary of his murder - after missing deadline to pass police reform bill
The family of George Floyd will meet on Tuesday with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at the White House on the one year anniversary of his death
They will also go to the Capitol to meet with Nancy Pelosi, Karen Bass and senators from both parties, their lawyer revealed
The trip to Washington, D.C. comes as Congress failed to meet Biden s deadline for passing a police reform bill exactly one year after Floyd s death
George Floyd s daughter Gianna, 6, and her family and lawyers went to the White House Tuesday to meet with Biden after seeing lawmakers at the Capitol one year after her father s murder.
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Question of the Day Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center; Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, back rear; and Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., center right, stand for a photo during a meeting with Floyd family and congressional members, Tuesday, May 25, . more > By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times - Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Civil rights activists used the anniversary of George Floyd’s death on Tuesday to raise the heat on Congress to change policing in the nation and hold police officers more accountable.