Congressman clark held a News Conference about this weeks legislative agenda in congress. Hes the chair of the Democratic Caucus and she is the vice chair. Good morning everyone. We had a very emotional caucus call today. It was dedicated, largely, to remembrance is and reflections on the life and legacy of john robert lewis. Our dearly to parted colleague and civil rights hero and icon. He was a friend to everyone. A friend to truth and justice here in america and throughout the world. We had to special presentations. Professor meacham as well as don porter. Professor meacham of course is working on a biography of the life journey of john lewis. Don porter is the documentarian who produced the recently released documentary, john lewis, good trouble. John lewis always would council us, Council Young people, Council Others to never give up, never give in, never get out, keep the faith, keep our eyes on the price and continue the countrys long necessary and majestic march towards a more
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Interview this morning. Plus House Democratic caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries, republican senator tom scott and analysis from our powerhouse round table. Announcer from abc news, its this week. Here now chief White House Correspondent jonathan karl. Good morning. Welcome to this week. The campaign trail, coronavirus and calls for racial equality all converged last night in tulsa. The president was hoping to reboot his campaign, but while the hype was huge, he claimed 1 Million People asked for tickets, the crowd was modest. Lots of empty seats, a rarity for a trump rally. While there were some tense moments in tulsa, protests remained largely peaceful. In a speech that lasted nearly n, defhis the president slme handling of coronavirus saying he requested to slow down the testing to avoid finding more cases. He spoke at length about his slow walk down a ramp at west point. What the president did not do is mention juneteenth, the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 or george floyd amid a National O
Streets is on acceptable and anger is not enough. Our president is committed to action. Doj has a rested over 100 anarchists for writing and distraction of federal properties and the doj has also charged for men in federal court for attempting to tear down the statue of Andrew Jackson in lafayette square. Fbi has over 200 open domestic terrorism investigations ongoi ongoing, ag barr has created a task force on violent antigovernment extremists led by the u. S. Attorneys office in new jersey and the u. S. Attorneys office in northern texas. With 200 trump appointee judges confirmed the rule of law will be upheld. Democrats at all levels, federal, state and local had done nothing. Senate democrats blocked by partisan police reform, minnesotas democrat governor failed to urgently deploy the National Guard and it took President Trump for that to eventually happen. His suggestion and ultimate descendents into chaos in minneapolis. Three democrat Minneapolis Council members voted to abolish
Change Police Practices across the nation, use of Excessive Force, admit Police Officers more accountable for the use of deadly force. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, the tragic and blutal death of george floyd has been a wakeup call for millions of americans. Across the nation and around the world the streets are lined with protestors demanding fundamental change in the culture of Law Enforcement and meaningful accountability for officers who commit misconduct. Today we answer their call. We value and respect the many brave and honorable Police Officers who put their lives on the line every day to protect us in our communities. We know that most Law Enforcement officers do their jobs with dignity, selflessness, and honor. They are deserving of our respect and gratitude for all they do to keep us safe. But we must also acknowledge that there are too many exceptions. Too many Law Enforcement officers do not oppose the ethic of protecting and serving