[George Floyd Justice In Policing Act]
Rep. Nadler: “The House has done its job today but that is not the end of the story. The Senate must take up this legislation and send it to the President’s desk without delay. This is not the time for half measures…This is not the time for fake reform.”
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Cory Booker
Democratic House Passes “George Floyd Justice In Policing Act”
NAACP: We Support the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act”
[George Floyd Justice in Policing Act]
NAACP: “While the enactment of the ‘George Floyd Justice in Policing Act’ is not going to solve all of our problems, it is a necessary first step to end brutality and save American lives.”
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CORNEL WEST ENDORSES LAWRENCE HAMM IN BID TO OUST SENATOR CORY BOOKER
[U.S. Senate\Lawrence Hamm\Cornel West]
Cornel West: “Lawrence Hamm has spent the greater part of his life examining, reflecting and fighting for the kind of society that demands we place justice for all at the center of our philosophy.”
DEMOCRATS APPLAUD HOUSE PASSAGE OF HISTORIC ANTILYNCHING LEGISLATION
[Emmett Till Antilynching Act \H.R. 35]
Rep. Bass: “It is a travesty that it has taken 120 years since antilynching legislation was first introduced in 1900, for the United States government to address this issue. Lynching is an act of terrorism and was common.”
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CALIFORNIA SENATOR HARRIS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION AFFIRMING 1866 CIVIL RIGHTS LAW AS SUPREME COURT COMCAST CASE CONTINUES
[Supreme Court News\Comcast Case v. NAAOM]
Senator Harris: “Just one year after the end of the Civil War, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to remove barriers to contracting and Black economic advancement.“It ensured that newly freed slaves enjoyed the same rights as other citizens. This case threatens to limit the effectiveness of our oldest civil rights law and could prevent countless victims– particularly Black people and people of color– from pursuing claims of race discrimination in our courts.
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