Nation is reeling. Over the injustice and senselessness of George Floyds death. Brown, Breonna Taylor and eric garner, there are so many innocent lives. Reeling from centuries of racial injustice. This haunts us to this day. It took 2. 5 centuries and civil war to finally end slavery in america. The terrible legacy and evil effects were felt in real and indiscernible ways every single day. When the french historian visited america in the 1830s, he was amazingly pressured, he predicted the United States would become a great nation, the greatest in the world even though at the time we were a country compared to the powers in europe. He said the one thing that could is racial our nation prejudice. His words ring true today. In ourial disparities criminal Justice System have been on full display but these disparities permeate not just the criminal Justice System but all of society. There are glaring Racial Disparities in health care and housing. Andal disparities in income wealth and in the boardroom and the ballot box of our streets and our schools. Been sparities has have been with us for a very long time but covid placed a magnifying glass on them. The covid19 pandemic continues to infect and kill effort and americans at a disproportionate rate. We are confronted by the all too often fatal consequences of those disparities on a daily basis. Killing justified touched off justified protests across the country. Were angered by the america they see and feel compelled to change. The overwhelmingly peaceful protest honored the generations of americans that stood up and shouted at the top of their lungs in the Urgent Mission to make america a more perfect union. The small minority who exploit the moment for violence and mayhem are wrong and do not advance the cause of justice. While over note that 4000 protesters have been arrested in the last week, only one in four of the Police Officers involved in the killing of george floyd have been arrested. While that statistic does not excuse the violence we have seen, it certainly helps to explain their frustration and anger right now. There is accountability when everyday citizens and protesters violate the law. That same accountability is far too often lacking in Law Enforcement when it violates the law. We have to fix that. We must work to bring accountability to Police Departments so that bad actors are not shielded from culpability. And those many officers that do the job the right way are incentivized and rewarded. We must reform our laws and our Police Practices so that events like George Floyds killing are far less likely in the first place. Many examples of departments that made strides in improving community relationships, trans parity and accountability. We need to build on those best practices and get all of our Police Agencies to adopt them. We must invest in services and programs necessary to deal with issues unrelated to Law Enforcement such as housing, thanl health, rather asking Police Officers to be responsible for directing addressing all of our societies challenges. There are many ways to address the broader disparities in our society. The systemic racism and injustice that follows america around like a shackle in our laws, our customs and into many of our hearts. We have to make progress. Right now. Not later. Not next year. Not after the next george floyd but right now. Senate democrats will be confronting and addressing all of these issues this week. Any of my colleagues will prepare legislative plans of action. We will listen to experts on these issues and our constituents that face these challenges on a daily basis. Be sure of this, we will propose and push for bold action. Decidemcconnell will whether or not the senate will take any of that action. At the moment, he is reserving the floor of the center for the confirmation of several rightwing judges, many of whom will become part of the very problem we are now discussing. I Justice System that does not work for everyone, a biased system. These are judges who work preselected specifically because of their and to 50 Voting Rights and civil rights and criminal justice imbalance and fairness, time and time again. The republican majority has confirmed judicial nominees who pledge loyalty to an ideological doctrine that would exacerbate the very inequalities that have been laid bare in recent weeks and months. Mcconnell is doing at this week once again. At this delicate time, the senate should lean on these issues rather than aggravate the problem. Leader mcconnell should commit to put a lawenforcement reform bill on the floor of the senate before july 4. There should not be hearings on President Trumps while conspiracies about the 2016 amongst the civil rights nominees. As the covid pandemic continues to rage and americans are taking to the streets to express their anger at Police Violence and racial injustice, the republican majority must focus on the National Crisis at our doorstep. , the cbo istoday expected to release an estimate of the damage to our economy caused by the pandemic. If the Current Trends continue, the cbo predicts a jawdropping 16 trillion reduction in Economic Growth over the next decade. 16 trillion. 40 million americans are currently unemployed. Where is the agency from Senate Republicans to address the economic a if he in our country, a catastrophe that will disproportionately affect africanamericans and other americans of color . We should address both these issues, covid and Police Violence this month. Fringend time on conspiracy theories, not spend time on putting rightwing judges that showed no super theater civil rights and racial show no harmony sympathy towards civil rights and Racial Justice and harmony on the floor the center. This is time for compassion, sympathy, understanding and action. For our leaders to come together instead of letting events tear us apart. Leader of our country, the president of the United States struggles to summon him an ounce of humanity in this time of turmoil. The president has reacted to the pain and anger in the country by plane politics and encouraging police to be tougher on protesters. By bragging about his reelection prospects and personal safety inside the white house. A president ial tweet and vote the miami police chief who in 1967 encouraged shooting black people and riots. The president seems unable to even address the underlying issues that the protests are about, unwilling to even speak to the nation about Racial Justice. None of this is remotely new with President Trump. A few years ago, President Trump dontaw enforcement worry about entering suspects. Y sprayed the repealed restrictions on Police Departments obtaining military style weapons. The president s policies have worsened racial divisions in this country. Consistentlyhas inflamed them. Either the president is too afraid to lead or he is simply incapable. But all of us right now have to engage in the difficult work of pulling this country together and forward. We are a nation exhausted and dispirited in the midst of a once in a generation challenge. We have been reminded of the generations that long struggle for equality. The only way to do it is for us to move forward. For the large majority of Police Officers that do a very difficult job the right way, to be part of the reform effort, for our National Leaders in the senate and the house to take up thorny issues of prejudice and discrimination in big and changing the laws and institutions that perpetuate them. And yes, for the president to finally start acting like the leader he is supposed to be and the constitution calls for. We are all engaged in this project. To not only recover from a Public Health crisis and Economic Disaster but to build a society where none of us none of our citizens fear the men who are supposed to protect them. A society where people of color park withbirds in the a bag of skittles and go home without fearing for their lives. Moment can also be a watershed moment for action. I yield the floor. Federal government at work in d. C. And throughout the country, use the congressional directory for contact information, order your copy online today at cspan store. Org. Tim walz has extended the curfew in minneapolis for the next two days, following several net of protests and riots in response to the death of george floyd. He also announced the state National Guard would begin demobilizing while local Law Enforcement remains present on the ground. Gov. Walz good morning, everyone. Good morning, minnesotans. I want to just say how grateful i am, how proud i am of minnesotans. For the second night, we have ha