Pivotal point in the president s work to ensure there are more smart, conservative jurists in the federal judiciary. Under the leadership of President Trump and leader mcconnell, the senate has prioritized confirming bright, wellqualified men and women who will serve our country for years to come. Im proud to support judge cory wilson and urge my colleagues to approve his nomination. Thank you, and i yield the floor. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the madam president. The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar i ask unanimous consent that the rules Committee Madam president. The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar we got ahead of ourselves here. Im going to begin. Madam president , i come to the floor today to urge the senate to address the threat the coronavirus poses to our elections and to take immediate action to pass my legislation to ensure voters do not have to choose between their right to vote and their own health. T
Removed by those who have had enough. Chokeholds and other Police Tactics are being given closer scrutiny from the federal to the local level. But divisions and questions of incense difficult from our leaders about race continue. I think ive done more for the black community than any other president , and ill take pass on abraham lincoln, because he did good, although its always questionable. We are free, mr. President. He did pretty well. Brennan but the president planned to hold a israeli in the city that is home to one of the worst outbreaks of racial violence in racial history a day after juneteenth, the anniversary of the end of slavery and 99 years after the tulsa massacre has been widely criticized. Well talk with senators tim scott and cory booker. Plus Seattle Police chief carmen best. We will vanquish the virus. We will extinguish this plague. Brennan but we are far from it. Even as Top Health Officials step up their warnings and issue new guidelines on covid19, the do what i
Save them for the q a at the end of the event. I want everyone to know that before we get started. As i said, this of course could not be a more important and timely conversation we are going to have today. Since the death of george floyd in Police Custody last month, weve seen nationwide unrest. Weve seen protests, not only here in america but internationally. Weve also seen a certain narrative take hold. It starts with the assumption that the only way to properly view George Floyds death is through a racial lens, in fact, all encounters between police and black suspects are increasingly viewed this way. Its a narrative that assumes the behavior of Derek Chauvin, typical Police Behavior toward black suspects entered assumes that george floyd is a black every man in america that whatever happened to him happens to black people all the time. That blacks essentially leave the house each day worried about having a violent encounter with police. The media has run with this narrative which
Preparing the next generation for activism and healing. Invite you to explore each of the sessions on our website. But today the panel of legal experts will focus on what it means and what it doesnt mean and what Public Safety can look like without policing as we know it today ls. The series is to educate those in pursuit of meaningful change in the wake of George Floyds death and in the midst of a larger legacy of Racial Injustice in ourin country. I want to thank you all again for joining and also for the leadership to organize this series. Now let me introduce the moderator of todays roundtabl roundtable, professor laporte on lopez joined january 2017 might after completing a federal investigation to the Chicago Police department while serving with the department of justice civil rights commissionon leading the investigation and many others to examine patterns andat practices of policing across the country including new Orleans Los Angeles and ferguson professor lopez is now launchi
Rallies are held across the United States as the anti racism weve moved backwards. Ramping up pressure on the president to resign and demonstrators in mali gather for the 2nd time in a month and Justin Trudeau calls on china to drop as thin as charges against 2 canadians amid speculation its in retaliation for the case against a wall way executive. Army warnings with the sports news including would be most to score some pollen and pick legend alex a novelty has been seriously hurt in the sinisterly we understand hes been lifted to hospital after a crash with a heavy vehicle. Now the World Health Organization is warning of a new and dangerous phase. In the current a virus pandemic after a Record Number of infections for a single day more than 150000 cases were reported on thursday almost half of them in the americas as well as large numbers in south asia and the middle east the world is in a new and dangerous phase many people are understandably fed up with being at home countries are u