Judge on the d. C. Circuit court. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee looks at the u. S. Response to the pandemic internationally. See it at 9 30 a. M. On cspan3. The House Judiciary Committee met to consider justice in policing act of 2020. The hearing started with Opening Statements by Committee Chair jerry nadler of new york and Ranking Member jim jordan of ohio. Members offered amendments throughout the day. That objection can declare recess at any time. This is approving any measure or matter or adopting an amendment for which this was ordered. I would like to remind evers that we have established any mail address and just be should list dedicated to circulating amendments. Otherts, motions or amendment is that you would like to submit are to be brought here today. We will circulate the materials to the members of the staff as quickly as we can. I would also ask all members of those appearing in person and those remotely to mute your members not all appearing in person and thos
President ial hopeful joe biden condemns President Trumps handling of the nationwide Police Brutality for. 10 scenes outside the white house with a curfew now in full effect across the u. S. Capital. And after President Trump visited a catholic shrine criticism mounts that hes using religion as a political tool. Welcome to the program the family of george floyd have made an emotional appeal for justice as protests continue right across the country despite curfews and threats of force the mother of floyds daughter paid tribute to him describing him as a good man and emphasizing the impact his killing will have on his child hell have the. Well were agile way. He will never walk down. The problem see the baby in the day he did not have daddy more. Baby. And only of killing. Because of that one yes its a hill. While throwing to death the spot days of protests including in washington d. C. In the us president s come under criticism for his handling of the tense situation in particular the f
Protected civil rights writ large. So this is going to require a longterm bipartisan commitment. But not just from us in washington but folks in the state capitals, city halls, and Police Departments across the country. Because ultimately its the local officials that have the responsibility to hire and fire the police chief, to make sure that bad Police Officers are removed from the force. And thats where the nearterm responsibility needs to lie, because we dont have that capability here. But we do believe, i do believe there are concrete steps we can take right now to address the racial injustices that were exposed once again with the death of mr. Floyd. So i appreciate senator scott and leader mcconnell for responding to this crisis with the urgency that it deserves, and im proud to be part of this effort in the senate. Mr. President , i yield the floor. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call the presiding officer the senator from. The presiding officer the s
Good to have you with us the funeral of george floyd the black man whose death in Police Custody ignited global protests against racism and Police Brutality is taking place right now at the fountain of praise church in Houston Texas friends and members of Lloyds Family have been speaking strongly and eloquently about the man that they knew and loved were going to go live to houston in just a moment but 1st lets hear what some of those friends and family members have been saying about a man named george flow. Now that we thank you for this celebration we thank you for the life of joy its oh i dont got that at a moment when he caught up for you mama we believe that mama its nice. That the premise. For redemption grants. For man upon this world because somebody must come out that george ward was not expendable this is why were here. This. Was not he was born black. That was his only crime george florey. These serve the dignity and the respect that we are court all people simply because th
Im told me a lot of well welcome to the program we begin in the United States where more than 500 mourners have turned out for the funeral of george floyd a black man who was killed in Police Custody in minneapolis last month the 46 year old father of 2 died one after a white officer knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes mr floyd is being buried it is native city of houston in the state of texas is killing sparked weeks of global protests and International Support for the black lives Matter Movement civil rights activist reverend al sharpton led mr floyds family into the church during the eulogy reverend sharpton highlighted racial inequities inherent in the u. S. Justice system mr floyd is being laid to rest next to his mother. Friends and Family Friends and members of floyds family spoke strongly and eloquently about the man they knew and loved but hear some of those tributes. We thank you for liberation we thank you for the life of joy its god that at a moment when he caught out fo