State and local partners, as well as throughout the state and elsewhere and in addition, were grateful for the support that we have imbedded from our israeli and mexican teams that have joined our operation. We have a full set of social Services Available to the families. At the hotel, where most of them are staying, and so they are operating in shifts. Theyre available around the clock with grief counseling, rabbis, other religious leaders all onsite to assist our families during this difficult, difficult process. Many groups have volunteered, as well, to help and were coordinating their services. Chief among them, Jewish Community services, which also operates the 211 help line here. Licensed clinicians and they specialize in trauma and grief counselling. Also, our Community Action and Human Services agencies and juvenile services department, those are county departments with our own licensed psychologists and social workers on the scene assisting. Florida blue has also offered to as
State and local partners, as well as throughout the state and elsewhere and in addition, were grateful for the support that we have imbedded from our israeli and mexican teams that have joined our operation. We have a full set of social Services Available to the families. At the hotel, where most of them are staying, and so they are operating in shifts. Theyre available around the clock with grief counseling, rabbis, other religious leaders all onsite to assist our families during this difficult, difficult process. Many groups have volunteered, as well, to help and were coordinating their services. Chief among them, Jewish Community services, which also operates the 211 help line here. Licensed clinicians and they specialize in trauma and grief counselling. Also, our Community Action and Human Services agencies and juvenile services department, those are county departments with our own licensed psychologists and social workers on the scene assisting. Florida blue has also offered to as
Advance the measure both for 11 30 a. M. Eastern. Now live to the senate floor here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal father, our souls long for you, for we find strength and joy in your presence. Guide our lawmakers to put their trust in you, seeking in every undertakin to know and do your will. When they go through difficulties, may they remember that, with your help, they can accomplish the seemingly impossible. Give them a faith that will trust you even when the darkness is blacker than a thousand midnights. May they always find strength in your providential leading. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The
I stand in strong support and solidarity of my good friend from south carolina. Five years ago and that bible study and then to pull out a gun and shoot nine people. Mr. President , you and i not long after attended one of the funerals in charleston south carolina. C any other city in america were not have dealt with it the way charleston did. They did that with love. And because of his time in the black leaders in that town and then to overcome that tragedy. Five years ago tim scott and then we ended up in the same place we are now doing absolutely nothing. How many more black men will have to die in america for this body to stop playing politicsle with race . Its very clear to me working on Justice Reform was 75 billion into the most economically challenged communities in our t country because of tim scott and President Trump the historically black colleges and universities are stronger today because the President Trump than ever the time to act is now to stop playing politics stop p
Freddie gray and so many others. The current protests weve seen throughout the nation and threat the world are a direct result of an incredible leap in technology. Where individual citizens and officers of themselves can recd interactions between Police Officers and members of the community in real time. Madam president , what these troubling interaction between the police and the citizens that are sworn to protect or serve, we saw that on video. Its not new but we now have the evidence. They just happen to be caught creating stronger legal evidence of misconduct and abuse. Today as our nation experiences yet another civil rights movement, this time during aem pandemic, i want to share with my colleagues and words of inspiration i often turn to in times of trouble. First is the constitution. We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, the first mention in the constitution. So let us think how we in the United States can help to establis