To practice civil rights of america, to stand up and say, not now, not here, not ever and we put it end to it. So thats why i brought forth this amendment. Stop secret policing in america amendment and asking for it to be debated on this bill because it involves police powers, military powers in the United States of america and its happening right now. What am i talking about . Well, let me give you some sense of what we have seen on the streets of america in the past few days and as you know here, authoritarian government, not democratic republic, unmasked, unmarked authorities after protesters. Well, this is what we saw. Customs and Border Protection in military uniform, in combat camouflage combing the streets. No marks what their organization is and no unique identifier. The head of the ccp said the theyve done that they look like protesters from the right dressed in camouflage and things that look more like badges than the actual represents of customs and Border Protection. And what else did we see . Here is a navy veteran standing in the street. He said he came down to the protests to saimply to say are you honoring your oath to the constitution. Here we have officers beating them. He broke one of his ponies while this man here hes pepper sprayed him in the face. A Peaceful Protesters prepared, dressed in camouflage, forces deployed by the president of the United States and then what happens happened . Well, they decided to not consult with the city on not consult with the state and think about what weapons theyre carrying and how they use them. So impact munitions. This protester here in the silhouette hes standing, holding what appears to be a sign above his head, or maybe its a radio. Moments later in the video that shows this, he is shot down. You see him collapse on the street. Thatsful protester standing, making his case as guaranteed by the constitution of the United States of america, and he is shot square between the eyes by president trumps forces deployed without permission and no coordination with the local representatives or the governor of the state of oregon. This young man struck down, shot in the head in the hospital, in critical condition. Hes doing better now, thankfully. And then these forces deploy away from the federal buildings, go into the streets and start snatching protesters and throwing them into an unmarked van, vans like this one right here. One young man said i was terrified. He said i didnt know who these people were. They wouldnt identify themselves. Theres a video of people saying who are you all . And they wont answer. They grab him, he thinks they might be those folks from the right wing protesters who come in camouflage. He may be being kidnapped. He doesnt know. Even after hes thrown into a jail cell its not explained why they grabbed him off the streets. Secret police, unmarked, patrolling streets, throwing people into unmarked vehicles and sweeping them away. Thats what you get from authoritarian dictators. Not a country, a republic where we have a constitution and we have rights. Thats whats going on here. Thats what happens to stop here in america. Some of the headlines, federal Law Enforcement use unmarket speaks to grab protesters off the street. A navy vet, remembering the oath, they broke his hand. Thats the vet in the white and Navy Sweatshirt and two officers were spraying him with pepper spray while standing in a peaceful protest. And they didnt have proper training, dhs says, well, they shouldnt have been there. So we need a bill to stop secret police m america, we need a bill done as an amendment on this bill right now. On this bill were considering about military force. A bill which says your organization has to be identified on your uniform, that there has to be unique identifier so you dont think you can just get away with anything and abuse people. If youre there on a mission to defend monuments or buildings, you dont go through the streets. You want to become crowd could have. You have to have permission of the mayor or the permission of the governor. And that the federal Government Transparency in our democracy has to tell us all, as this we the people government that they are disclosing how many people from where are being sent to what city. And this isnt just some small issue. This is the president saying yesterday after bragging about what hes done in portland to violate rights of people. Hes looking at philadelphia, chicago, detroit, baltimore, at oakland, deploying these secret Police Tactics to all of the country and all i do right now is stand here and say, i want a vote on any of the secret Police Practices in america. Id say to every american colleague and democratic party. I want a vote. Im here with full shift who schoyers the outrage or the violation of the constitution. Will share those thoughts and they will we will ask to have a vote. What is this chamber if it cannot take on and hold in debate over secret policing strategies blocked through the streets of america. My colleagues i thank my colleague this afternoon because he speaks today with passion and facts and clearly outlines what our constituents told us at home this past week and i thank him for this partnership that oregonions are seeing again on the floor of this great senate. Madam president , donald trump has deployed a paramilitary squad to our hometown in world. His secret police are terrorizing my friends and neighbo neighbors. Now people across the country need to understand that yesterday donald trump announced to america that your friends and your neighbors are ne next. Unmarked vans pull of armed men in military gear snatching people off the street. They take people away. They hold them, they inhair gait them without justification and ultimately without charges. Over the weekend a very close personal friend, sharon myron, an e. R. Doctor and a mom was protesting peacefully and was tear gassed without provocation. She felt like she was seeing democracy pass right in front of her eyes. Millions of americans have seen the video of that local navy veteran, who was repeatedly beaten and pepper sprayed and left with broken bones and people ask me, what was his offense . Im sure senator merkley gets exactly the same question. What did he do wrong . He was standing, madam president , motionless, hands by his side, speaking up for the liberty that he served to prote protect. People are done that high school happening on the streets of our hometown. Weve seen reports of an agent ripping a mask off a protester, owe paying with hand in the area. The secret police even threw flash bangs and tear gas at a wall of moms. They are they are. Here they are in our hometown. You can see them over the last couple of days, moms and dads and now their kids are asking to come to peacefully sing songs in protest for justice. Oregonians standing up. We are going to leave the remarks from the senate floor yesterday as the u. S. Senate is about to gavel in this morning