The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized declare recess on the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on policing practices and Law Enforcement accountability. I thank all of our members and witnesses for participating today. Both in person and remotely. I appreciate the use that made use of this room and the technology were using possible. Before we begin, id like to remind members weve established a email distribution list to circulate exhibits motions and other written materials members might want to offer as part of our hearing today. If youd like to submit materials send them to the email address previously distributed to your offices and well circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. In light of whats going on in the world today, i ask that everyone in the room wear a mask all times except when you wish while speaking. Other than if youre a speaker. Taking from him the
Good morning everyone. Good morning. Today is a glorious day because this is the day we pass legislation to transform policing in america. This year, i have the honor [ applause ] this year, i have the honor and the privilege to chair the Congressional Black Caucus. Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the cdc. And 49 years ago, the 13 members of the cdc were leading the fight in congress to address the longstanding history of police abuse in the africanamerican community. In 1972, representative metcalf led the way in developing an agenda to reform policing in black communities. It is in their memory and it is on their shoulders that all of us stand today, not just the black caucus but the entire Democratic Caucus as we join together [ applause ] as we join together to finally bring about the change the founding members of the cbc valiantly fought for. Although black americans have had to deal with police abuse, murder by Police Officers since policing began in the United States,
Mr. Espaillat i rise in support of this bill, one month ago george floyd was murdered. As i said in the days following, his daughter said daddy changed the world. And there is a manifest to, the harlem advocates for a ban on chokeholds and ends qualified immunity. The harlem manifesto includes a provision that Police Officers can be held accountable for excessive force. The standard should not be willful intent but reckness intent. We must pass this bill. The best anticrime policies are antipoverty policies. We must continue this fight. Black lives matter. Thank you, mr. Chair. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from north dakota. Mr. Armstrong we reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california is recognized. Ms. Bass i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. Green. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Green thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. For those who are not sure as
Of america in shackles. We know we have a long way to go and we are living with the legacy of slavery and jim crow and racial oppression that continues to permeate every aspect of american life. And we have seen that over the last several months in such a stark and striking fashion. The covid19 pandemic, the Public Health crisis and the economic crisis, has impacted everyone, but disproportionately impacted the africanamerican. Ommunity in terms of pain, in terms of suffering, in terms of economic. Islocation, in terms of death and then, of course, were dealing with the continued epidemic, at the same time, of Police Violence, Police Brutality, police abuse. All across the land. Every aspect of our lives. Shopping while black. George floyd. Sleeping while black. Breonna taylor. Jogging while black. Ahmaud arbery. The names are too numerous to mention. But those tragedies are just a microcosm of what we confronts in our communities ideally a daily basis and we want to have a discussion
The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. Without objects in the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to this hearing on policing practices and Law Enforcement accountability. I thank all of our members and witnesses for participating, both in person and remotely. I appreciate all the work that went into making use of this room and the technology we are using possible. Before we begin i would like to remind members we have established an email address and distribution list dedicated to circulating exhibits, motions, or other written materials members might want to offer as part of our hearing. If you would like to submit materials sent them to the email address that has been previously distributed to your offices and we will circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. In light of what is going on in the world today i ask that everyone wear a mask at all other than when you are a speaker, when you