[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
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.”
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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CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS WILL HOST TELEMUNDO’S LIVESTREAM PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FORUM
[2020 Election News]
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus will host a Presidential Candidate Forum on Tuesday, September 10th.
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SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS LEADS BI-PARTISAN EFFORT TO DEFUND SAUDI WAR IN YEMEN
[Middle East News]
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, on Saudi war in Yemen: “U.S. logistical support, spare-parts transfers and intelligence sharing for the Saudi dictatorship’s airstrikes make us complicit in this nightmare. By passing our bill earlier this year, the House and Senate have spoken: America’s involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war is unconstitutional and must end immediately.”
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SENATOR BOOKER PUSHES BACK AT TUCKER CARLSON’S RACE BAITING IN TOURE INTERVIEW
[Racism News]
FOX News host Tucker Carlson called New Jersey Senator Cory Booker the “Whitest Black guy” he has ever seen.
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