A team of Democrats, all wearing kente cloths to either honor or stand in solidarity with those with African heritage, gathered for a press conference to reveal details of the bill, claiming the piece of legislation will combat police brutality, especially with the black community.
Nancy Pelosi claimed Monday morning that George Floyd is a ‘martyr’ of police brutality as Democrats kneeled for a moment of silence before unveiling a massive police reform bill.
‘The martyrdom of George Floyd gave American experience a moment of national anguish as we grieve for the black Americans killed by police brutality,’ the House Speaker said at the podium. ‘Today this movement of national anguish is being transformed into a movement of national action as Americans from across the country peacefully protest to demand an end to injustice.’
‘The martyrdom of George Floyd,’ she said later in the briefing, ‘has made a change in the world.’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asserted Monday morning that George Floyd is a ‘martyr’ of police brutality – and claims his death at the hands of a white cop ‘has made a change in the world’
A team of Democrats gathered to unveil a sweeping police reform bill at the Capitol Monday morning – and ahead of the legislation reveal, the lawamkers observed a moment of silence for Floyd
