Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Votes to Pass Reforms to Improve Transparency, Training, and Accountability in Policing

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Today, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) voted to pass H.R.7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act which aims to improve accountability and transparency in policing in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the victim of a recent, widely-publicized instance of police brutality.

The bill was passed in the House by a vote of 236-181 and now heads to the Senate for consideration.

"George Floyd's murder in broad daylight by a Minneapolis police officer was inexcusable, and has shined a light on the need for real reform," said Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. "This bill brings us one step closer to necessary law enforcement reforms that better serve our communities. But this is only the beginning. There are deeper changes that must be made to ensure our nation's leaders and those entrusted with protecting the lives of others truly embody the aloha spirit -- respect and care for all, regardless of race, gender, religion, ethnicity or anything else. In order to bring about real change, partisan politics must end. Now is the time for us to stand together as Americans, for each other and for the future of our nation, and truly uphold these words from the Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

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