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News conference earlier. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell said he hopes to move the legislation soon and urged democrats to support the bill. Good morning, and thank you for coming out this morning and let me just say leader mcconnell, thank you for the opportunity to have this conversation as i approached you about the importance of this ish i aish issue and asked for to have a conversation with america about Police Accountability and transparency as and that exactly what the act focuses on. You are also smart enough to put together a really strong group of senators who understand the issue, passionate be the issue and expertise in different aspects of the senate. This is a great team youve put together and i appreciate having the opportunity to discuss the important issue of police reform. Let me start by simply saying that too often were having a discussion in this ....
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Soon. Good morning. Thank you for coming out this morning. Let me say thank you for the opportunity to have this conversation as i approach you about the importance of this issue, you were kind enough to give me the chance to move this forward and have a real conversation with america about the importance of Police Reform, accountability and transparency. Thats what the justice act focuses on and accountability and transparency, you were smart enough to put together a strong group of senators with passion about the issue with expertise in different aspects, this is a great team you put together. You have an opportunity to discuss the issue of Police Reform. Too often we have a discussion in this nation about supporting Law Enforcement community or communities of color. This is a small binary choice, answer to the question ....