Rep Lieu Cosponsors Justice in Policing Act of 2020

Statement

Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) joined Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-N), Senators Corey Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), and over 100 Members of Congress in introducing the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. The bill will take key steps to achieve structural change to combat police brutality and racial injustice in the United States.

"The cruelty of George Floyd's murder at the hands of Minneapolis police officers sent shockwaves through the United States. The video footage laid bare the grievous problems with policing in America, and how institutional racism can have dire consequences for Black Americans.

"The massive protests we've seen in response to George Floyd's murder and repeated police brutality against Black Americans represent a seismic cultural shift in real time. Millions of Americans of all backgrounds and races are waking up to the realities of being Black in America and are demanding change. Congressional Democrats are listening. The Justice in Policing Act of 2020 seeks to address some of the systematic problems with policing in America and I'm pleased to join so many of my colleagues in introducing these historic reforms. Dismantling entrenched racism will not happen overnight, but together we can start on a path towards a more just future."

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