Ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of america. I note that our founders, who were far from perfect when it came to racial issues, thought that justice was more important than domestic tranquility. They listed justice first. Today america is grieving over the brutal and unnecessary death of george floyd in minneapolis on may 25th. Both the state and federal Law Enforcement automotives are moving quick will i to bring the Police Officers in this case to justice and hold their accountability for their actions, as mr. Floyd cries out i cant breathe went unanswered as life drained out of him. Video taken by several witnesses show that george floyd, who is black, and was unarmed, was handcuffed and pinned to the ground by Police Officers who held down his knee against mr. Floyds neck as he pleaded for his life. Mr. Floyd was on the ground repeatedly telling the officer that he could not breathe, and despite the fact that the bystanders are heard on video begging the officer to relent, he did not remove his knee from mr. Floyds neck until after an ambulance arrived, eventually mr. Floyd lost consciousness, he was pronounced dead after being transported to a local hospital. Madam president , as leaders, regardless of party, we cannot stay silent about George Floyds death. Black lives matter. George floyd was a father, a son, and a brother. His life mattered. He did not need to die. He and his family deserve justice. How many other black men and women have died at the hand of Law Enforcement or vigilante civilians due to the color of their skin, but not been caught on video . Those victims deserve justice, too. We must act working together to fundamentally reform the way Police Across this nation interact with communities they serve. On monday night President Trump once again failed to lead this nation in a time of crisis, and he has forfeited his moral authority as president. Spraying tear gas at Peaceful Protesters to clear a path for a photo op is opposite to American Values and basic human rights. It violates civil and human rights under any circumstances. President trump fans the flames of racism and seeks to divide americans for political purposes, just as he did in charlottesville and far too many places since. He seems willfully blind to the reason that people are protesting in the first place, to end systematic racism and targeti targeting by Law Enforcement. Congress must act to Reform Police officer community, retain hiring Police Officers and hold Police Accountable for misconduct and use of excessive force. We must rebuild trust between the police and the communities they serve. For those who are asking, why did it take so long, the answer is, we have been trying. It should not have taken so long, but year after year too many of my colleagues have put partisanship between justin and equality. With what i have found to end racial act. And integrity act. These bills could make an enormous difference in reforming Police Departments in america and reBuilding Trust between Police Officers and the communities they are sworn to protect and serve. To end racial and religious profiling acts designed to enforce the constitutional right to equal protection of the law by eliminating racial profiling at all levels of Law Enforcement, by changing the policies and procedures under lining the practice. First, the bill provides a prohibition on racial profiling. Enforceable by declaratory or injunction relief. Its categories for federal, state and local Law Enforcement, enforcing criminal, civil, and immigration laws. Law enforcement still can provide a detailed description of a suspect that includes race . The answer is yes, but stops targeting on race or one of the other categories. Its part of federal Law Enforcement training, collection of data on all routine and investigatory activities and procedures for receiving and investigating and responding meaningfully to complaints by racial profiling by Law Enforcement. Systematic racism will not stop overnight. They will have data that shows where training remains. The grant for the development and implementation of best policing practices. The second bill is the Law Enforcement trust and integrity act that i have filed. Law enforcement trust and integrity act take a comprehensive approach at addressing the issue of Police Accountability and Building Trust between Police Departments and their communities. This legislation provides incentives for local Police Organizations to voluntarily adopt performance based standards to ensure that instances of misconduct will be minimized through appropriate lan management and training protocols. If such instances do occur, they will properly investigated. The Police Officers, the vast majority who performed their job, put their lives on the line, protecting their communities with the tools necessary to improve Community Relations and enhance their professional growth and education. It authorizes 25 million for additional expenses relate today the enforcement of civil rights statute and including compliance with consent to create or judgment regarding Police Misconduct brought by the department of justice. In baltimore city, for example, the Baltimore Police department voluntarily entered into a Consent Decree in 2017, with the u. S. Department of justice, to the Overall Police department. An earlier department of justice report had found a widespread pattern and practice of illegal and unconstitutional conduct by the Baltimore Police department targeting africanamerican residents for disapportionment and disparate treatment. The legislation that ive authored authorizes appropriations for additional expenses related to conflict resolution, including programs managed by the department of justice, Community RelationsServices Within the civil rights division. Madam president , im pleased that today the protests in baltimore are largely peaceful especially compared to 2017 and the death of freddie gray in Baltimore Police department custody. I do hope that my fellow americans look to baltimore in 2020 how to peacefully protest and address the government. As agreed to work with the department of justice, to overall look at the entire police force. As citizens its fair and effective. As many of my colleagues have said before, civil rights is still the Unfinished Business of america, prejudice and discrimination limits the lives of a large number of our people. We must continue the struggle today in order to make urgent progress. As i close, i am reminded of my dear friend, the late representative Elijah Cummings who died last year. He was a fellow baltimoren and graduate of law school. He gave the eulogy for freddie gray who died after being in Police Custody. During the church service, he closed with a quote from the book of amos. I want justice, oceans of it. I want fairness, rivers of it. Thats what i want. Thats all i want. Elijah also asked appointed question of those of us at the funeral that day, as well as to the news cameras that were broadcasting nationally and around the world, elijah asked, did anyone recognize freddy when he was arrive . Did anyone see him . Elijah asked whether society did all it could have done when gray was struggling to simply be all god meant for him to be. To i ask my fellow americans to ask that question when it comes to the lives of not only george floyd, but tony mckay, shaun reed, briona taylor, ahmaud arbery. I say here today to black americans, i see you, i hear you. You are men and women. You have families, you have the same rights as every other individual in this country. In a 2019 interview with 60 minutes, noted, cummings is not a patient man, its a lesson he learned from his late grandmother, imparted her mindset shortly before she said. White people she told him have been telling africanamericans to wait and he shouldnt. She says, your daddy, hed been waiting and waiting and waiting for a better day, cummings recalled. She said hes going to wait and hes going to die. She said, dont you wait. Then in his late 60s, Elijah Cummings said when he looks into the future, he also reflects on his life, quote, i realize that with africanamerican people, where weve been blocked from being all that god meant for us to be, i dont have time to be patient. Yes, elijah often said of america that we are better than this. Lets prove elijah right. I urge the senate not to be patient any longer and wait for the next death of an africanamerican in Police Custody before taking action. Let us hold our hearings and then expeditiously take up the past legislation, including two bills ive explained on the floor today, at next steps in establishing justice in our still imperfect union. Madam president , i yield the floor. The u. S. Senate is about to gavel in. One item on the agenda today, the nomination of michael pack to be the next ceo or u. S. Agency of global media which oversees the voice of america and radio