Be permitted to control the remained ore they have time on the majority side. The speaker pro tempore without objection. He gentlelady is recognized. Ms. Bass the gentlelady from florida, representative wasserman schultz, for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from florida is recognized for one minute. Ms. Wasserman schultz thank you, mr. Speaker. Today we take a crucial step toward racial justice. We do it in the name of george floyd, Breonna Taylor, tony mcdavid, corey jones and all those lives unjustly taken by Law Enforcement. We mourn and say their names on the house floor because their lives and all black lives matter. So lets move to end the policing culture that lacks Real Transparency and accountability. Lets unite to ban barbaric choke holds and build a registry so Problematic Police dont just move to another town to keep a badge. Lets outlaw racial profiling and dangerous noknock warrants. This bill targets bad actors and practices and affirms the standards professional Law Enforcement set for themselves including a duty to serve and protect. Half measures are not acceptable. Not when men and women are killed because of their skin color. Lets seize this moment to dismant they will centuries of institutional racism embedded in ur Justice System. It doesnt get more american than making sure justice is meeted out fairly and without regard lets all vote for the George Floyd Justice in policing act. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from ohio is recognized. The gentlelady from california is recognized. Ms. Bass mr. Speaker, i recognize representative pascrell from the great state of new jersey for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one inute. Mr. Pascrell thank you, mr. Speaker. The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice, Martin Luther king said. I want to thank chairwoman bass, chairman nadler, senator booker for their leadership on this landmark piece of legislation. We stand here today at a great moral reckoning for millions of black and brown americans. Our country is unequal unequal. The tragic murders of black and brown americans by the very people and institutions meant to protect them make clear something needs to change. I watched the protests. Ive heard the courage and cries for justice. Ive marched and today we show that this house is listening. George Floyd Justice in policy act is the largest Reform Congress has undertaken in generations. It is no half measure but a full measure. The growing divide between our men and women in blue and the public are sworn to protect is unhealthy for the democracy, it is unhealthy for Public Safety, it is unhealthy for the brothers in blue. I stand here as the cochair of First Responders and Public Safety in congress. Its time we make clear black lives matter and never forget it. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california reserves. The gentleman from ohio is recognized. Mr. Jordan mr. Chairman, we reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california is recognized. Ms. Bass i yield one minute to the gentlelady from massachusetts. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i rise today on behalf of every black family that has been robbed of a child. On behalf of every Family Member thats been forced to see their loved one lynched on national television. Driving while black. Jogging while black. Sleeping while black. We have been criminalized for the very way we show up in the world. Ms. Bress lee under the harsh gauge of far too many my black body is seen as a threat, always considered armed. Centuries of institutionalized oppression will not be undone overnight. With the power of the pen we must legislate accountability, dismant they will systems and move in the direction of justice and heal. The justice in policing act is a step in the right direction but our work is unfinished. Theres a a rallying cry across the nation. Black lives matter is a mandate from the people. Its time. Pay us what you owe us. Our black skin is not a crime, it is a beautiful robe of nation builders. Thank you, i yield. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california reserves. The gentleman from ohio is recognized. Mr. Jordan thank you, mr. Chairman. I yield to the distinguished gentleman from our great state, the state of ohio, mr. Gonzalez, for three minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. Mr. Gonzalez thank you, mr. Speaker. While i will not be supporting this bill today i want to commebbed my colleagues for bringing this debate to the floor. Mr. Jeffries, mr. Richmond, many others who ive watched on television back in my office have spoke within a conviction and a truth that cannot be denied. As a former professional and College Football player, ive been hearing these painful stories for my entire adult life from my own teammates. Ive seen it myself. I went out in the community with some of my africanamerican friends. While i can never fully understood its effects or its impact, i know its real. And we have to address it. Around our dener tables, in our communities, and here on the house floor. Black lives have always mattered. I also know a few other important things. Number one, the American People are starving for us to Work Together. In a bipartisan way to get a passable bill on the president s desk and signed into law. This has been one of the most brutal times in our life. First the coronavirus. Then the economy. So much uncertainty. Finally the brutality enacted on george floy as he was murdered on the streets of minneapolis. Legitimate protest movements getting overshadowed by anarchists who wish to burn it all down. This has been a brutal summer and its only june. Number two, with very few exceptions this house is yined in wanting to deliver for the country. I have spoken to dozens of member on both sides of the aisle and this body wants to act. Every call that ive been on since the murder of george floyd has been a near universal desire for action and meaningful reform. We believe our bill does that. I know theres disagreement there though. But i also know were not that far apart. Finally, we all know that todays bill will not become law. I know my colleagues are sincere in their desire to enact this law but we know that this will never see the light of day in the senate and there is no chance that it will be signed into law. Yesterday on the senate floor, we saw senator scott deliver a powerful, impassioned plea for compromise and debate. True negotiation. We all know that that is the only way that we can live up to our duties as members of congress and deliver for the people of this country who so desperately need a win right now. We live in divided government whether we like it or not. And to the majority i would say, you are the majority. This choice is yours. Please do not let it slip away. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from ohio reserves. The gentlelady from california is recognized. Ms. Bass mr. Speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from california. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i mr. Takano this is necessary and bold legislation that includes critical provisions to hold Police Accountable and to save lives and includes a ban on noknock warrants, a ban on chokeholds and a prohibition on racial profiling. Breonna, george and other innocent lives were ended by Law Enforcement that face little to no consequences and this bill reforms qualified immunity. And the majoritys idea of compromise is to strip this section out of the bill. I say no, a Police Officer held his knee for 8 minutes and 46 seconds leading to his death. This confronts the racism deeply rooted. Congress must act. Vote yes on the George Floyd Justice and policing act. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california reserves. The gentleman from ohio. Mr. Jordan reserve. Ms. Bass i yield one minute to the gentleman from california, mr. Mcnerney. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. Mr. Mcnerney i thank the chair woman. Racism persists in America Today and its poison pervades our institutions creating barriers that magnify inequality and injustice. This comes as no surprise. But unform it has taken Many Americans too long to acknowledge this truth. We cannot ignore how the remnants of slavery and jim crow era maintained a strong hold, our criminal Justice System disproportionately penalizes people of color with blanket immunity for those who disregard humanand dignity. Today we have the opportunity to right these wrongs and tell the world that the u. S. House of representatives believes that black lives matter. The George Floyd Justice and policing act will make much needed reforms holding Police Accountable to combatting racial profiling. When this law passes, this will make a real difference in american life. I urge my colleagues to vote yes on this essential legislation. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california reserves. The gentleman from ohio is recognized. Mr. Jordan we reserve. The speaker pro tempore the good from california is recognized. Ms. Bass mr. Speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from virginia. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia is recognized for one minute. I thank my good friend from california for her brilliant leadership on this very important matter. Mr. Connolly i rise in support of this bill. Im proud to cosponsor this overdue proposal to end brutality in Law Enforcement and will address the assistic racism that has marred american Law Enforcement for far too long. We timely say enough is enough. We have had enough of religious and racial profiling and had enough with chokeholds and qualified immunity and enough of police using military grade equipment. This bill will help us move from a culture of impunity. All too often in our Law Enforcement communities to accountability. We serve in accountability. This bill reaffirms this principle in democracy and proud to support it in the memory of the murdered george floyd. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california reserves. The gentleman from ohio. Mr. Jordan reserve. Ms. Bass i yield one minute to the gentleman from nevada, mr. Horsford. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from nevada is recognized for one minute. Mr. Horsford thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in favor of this bill. I want to commend our chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus. And for reonna, ahmad, all of the other black lives matter we need concrete federal reforms to address the root causes of these injustices, george floyd should still be alive today. And we can like the dr. Martin luther king said, bend the arc of justice when all americans will be treated with humanity by Law Enforcement. During this moment of national anguish we must insist on bold change. This legislation is necessary to save lives and seek justice and i am proud to cast my vote in favor of this legislation today. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california reserves. The gentleman from ohio is recognized. Mr. Jordan we reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california is recognized. Ms. Bass i yield one minute to the woman from new mexico epresentative haaland. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Ms. Haaland mr. Speaker, our Justice System has been bias, slavery, the trail of tears, lankets laid with smallpox and Breonna Taylor and george floyd. Justice has never been just for everyone but only for some people. The barriers that have long blocked many people from achieving the American Dream have been revealed under the knees of police. The racism in our system is long lasting and change is long overdue. I support the just justice and policing act. This is hope for systemic racism. This bill envisions a new model of Public Safety that works to end racial bias, pro meets deescalation training and builds on community trust, transparency and accountability. I urge my colleagues to vote yes on this historic bill. And mr. Speaker, i yield. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california reserves. The gentleman from ohio is recognized. Mr. Jordan i yield to the distinguished the gentleman from great state of virginia as much time as he may consume the speaker pro tempore without objection. The tragic killing of george floyd, Breonna Taylor ap so many others have led to a nationwide cry for action to address racism and target Police Violence in america and across the country. Millions of americans have peacefully rallied, protested, marched and prayed to change laws to pursue additional accountability and transparency in Police Departments. My own district in virginia, i was proud to join those who stood up against racism and declare black lives matter. I was optimistic that we could rise to the occasion to the many injustices that have come to light. But today im saddened, saddened that the majority has slammed the door shut on republicans, slammed the door shut on real reform, slammed the door shut on real bipartisan and slammed the door shut on senator tim scotts proposals as we sought to Work Together on a bipartisan sluge. Instead of working across the aisle and instead of taking senator scott to work on a bill that could be signed into law, the majority is pushing a bill through the house that cannot be signed into law and that will, in fact, impede the ability of good Police Officers to do their jobs effectively and further, allow bad cops to hide behind Police Union Collective Bargaining agreements. My colleagues and i offered amendments in an effort to improve this bill. My amendment to ensure collective bargaining agreements do not protect violent officers was rejected and under the closed rule it was not made in order. While i do thank the chair of the subcommittee in ensuring that porgs of my amendment were included that the department of justice now would have the ability to pursue bad cops through consent decrees, it fails to go directly address the many troublesome provisions found in agreements that my amendment would have prevented, provisions like ensuring access to evidence before interviews about alleged wrongdoing, provisions delaying officer interviews after alleged misconduct, mandateing the destruction of disciplinary records. Nobody wants that to be a policy of a local police department. Prohibiting the investigations of misconduct after a set length of time, prohibiting the investigation of anonymous complaints, requiring arbitration after being dissplained or terminated. These are provisions that do not belong in collective bargaining agreements for our local Police Departments. Between 2006 and 2017 according to the Washington Post, the nations Largest Police departments fired nearly 1,900 Police Officers for misconduct, but those departments were forced to reinstate more than 450 officers after appeals required by Union Collective bargaining agreements. Further, collective bargaining agreements have been linchinged to violent incidents. One study found a 40 increase in florida after a change of collective bargaining laws there. In 2006, there was a report that found Law Enforcement agencies operating under a collective argaining agreement with 9. 9 complaints. And during the disciplinary process only of the complaints were sustained or found to have merits and agencies without unions, the sustain rate was more than double at 15 . This was just another example by not including my amendment how the majority refused to work with us rather than accept good amendments where we could find common grouped, we were cut out. There is nothing in this legislation to address the reckless efforts by some officials further to defund, dismantle or disband Police Departments. Our Police Officers who serve our communities work to ensure that lawlessness and the anarchy and death that happened in seattle is a perfect example of what defund the police would look like across america. Frankly, its no surprise that the American People are fed up with washington. As mr. Hudson referred to earlier, this was a moment in our history that calls for unity and healing but with eyes in november elections, politics drives the debate rather than sound public policy. We are outraged by the tragedies and it is unacceptable that the legislation reaches the house floor in a partisan manner. I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill in its current form and urge them to reconsider because to get legislation across the finish line, we need to put politics aside and uphold the foundational principles of our republic and live out the motto inscribed on the Supreme Court building, equal justice under the law. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore squasm ohio reserves. The gentlelady from california is recognize