“Please listen to the call I'm making to you now, to the calls of our family, and the calls ringing out in the streets across the world,' George Floyd’s brother Philonise pleaded in an emotional statement to members of Congress on Wednesday.
Philonise said in his opening statement that he was testifying to make sure his older brother's death will not be in vain.
"To the activists who have been sounding the alarm for years only to be ignored or greeted with half measures, it is because of your persistence and your determination that we are here today," he said. "The vast, vast majority of law enforcement officers are responsible, hard-working, heroic first responders," Jordan said."They're the officers who protect the Capitol, who protect us every single day. They’re the officers who rushed into the twin towers on 9/11."The Floyd family's lawyer, Ben Crump, was also among the dozen witnesses testifying at the hearing. He said"changing the behavior of police and their relationships with people of color starts at the top.
Other witnesses include experts and advocates including Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League and a former mayor of New Orleans. Republicans have invited several witnesses, including Daniel Bongino, a former Secret Service agent who is a conservative radio host who often appears on Fox News.
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