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There are two words right at the outset want and is participation and the other, before i get anyone else to tell people you can submit your questions and comments. One is through email at brookings. Edu or on twitter with the. But all of you who have joined this call today, we are deeply grateful and hardened by those who wanted to join this conversation and lift every voice the urgency of civic duty voting. Thank you to all members one of the best groups i have ever worked with. Its an Extraordinary Group of people that contributed so much. And to the center for democratic governance for their support. Thank you to my dear cochair who is an absolute dynamo and a blessing to work with and then the Vice President of workings release these governance programs. He has been extraordinary also. Things to everyone. I should say nobody can do that better than john lewis and so for us to talk about voting at a moment the whole nation is rightly honoring his life encourage and achievement on b
Grateful and hardened by those who wanted to join this conversation and lift every voice the urgency of civic duty voting. Thank you to all members one of the best groups i have ever worked with. Its an Extraordinary Group of people that contributed so much. And to the center for democratic governance for their support. Thank you to my dear cochair who is an absolute dynamo and a blessing to work with and then the Vice President of workings release these governance programs. He has been extraordinary also. Things to everyone. I should say nobody can do that better than john lewis and so for us to talk about voting at a moment the whole nation is rightly honoring his life encourage and achievement on behalf of Voting Rights he very nearly gave his life and was willing to give his life. And thats why i want to read a statement he issued on behalf of us all. A towering figure in the history of this Country Representative lewis dedicated his life to fight for the ideals that represented th
It is a sad day yesterday when we didnt get enough votes because the Democratic Leaders dont want democrats to vote. We did get votes from that side of the aisle that the Police Reform bill did not come up. Senate republicans take a step to advance real change on this issue in our country may have heard calls for Police Reform and are responding not only because of george wades murder in minneapolis two weeks ag ago, also because of Peaceful Demonstrations around the country on this issue calling for Police Reform. Senator scott is the leader of the justice act. Im a cosponsor it encouraging states to address Police Reform is state and local Police Departments dont comply with the provisions of the justiceac act such as deescalation and use of force with body cameras they will not receive federal funding for police action. Iowa has made significant changes already and a number of other states has followed i was example the Iowa Legislature unanimously passed Police Reform issues very m
Halls of the Capitol Building and the oval shaped rooms of the white house yes the corridors of power here in washington d. C. Are seeing a nation rise up in one voice and scream enough is enough black lives matter reform and justice are coming and the old ways of oppression and white power are ending how do you know they are as frightened of School Children on report card day well because they are now turning us streets into war zones starting with the Nations Capital as d. C. Is reports the chief of the National Guard bureau confirmed tuesday that an additional 1500. 00 National Guardsmen would join the response to protests in d. C. After 1300. 00 were deployed on monday defense secretary mark asper who spent wednesday morning up posing the United States President Donald Trump the chicken hawk in sheeps threats of military reprisals against u. S. Citizens well he abruptly reversed a decision to order active duty troops home. Im from the National Capital region on wednesday and now jo