Members of Congress from both parties united in calling for justice in the death of George Floyd after a violent night of protests turned the nation's attention toward Minneapolis.
"The evil that took George Floyd and the evil burning through Minneapolis will not be extinguished by a policy - rather by a people. A people committed to listening, understanding, and action. Who’s ready?" he wrote.
"People are rightfully angry — rightfully demanding justice," Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., wrote on Twitter.Friday, Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., a former law enforcement officer and chief of the Orlando Police Department, called for"'full and swift accountability" for police officers involved in Floyd's death.
"As law enforcement officers, we took an oath to protect and serve. And those who forgot – or who never understood that oath in the first place – must go. That includes those who would stand by as they witness misconduct by a fellow officer," she wrote. Lawmakers from the Congressional Black Caucus also took to Twitter to express support for peaceful protesters.Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who represents Minneapolis,reporters outside the Capitol Thursday it was"devastating" to know the frustration of protesters and see the city burn.
"To watch our city burn really is one of the most devastating things that has happened to us. It's also devastating to know the anger and the frustration that people feel," she said, noting that"violence begets violence."House Judiciary Committee Democrats sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking for a formal investigation into Floyd's death and into patterns of police misconduct. Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.
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