The funeral for George Floyd is planned for Monday in Houston, Texas
Biden has been among the politicians to support the peaceful protests. On Tuesday, hein Philadelphia, where he called for unity and immediate congressional action on police reform. “Congress should act and act now," Biden said.
The former Delaware Senator called for an immediate legislative “down payment” and urged Congress to pass a police reform bill banning chokeholds, introduced by New York lawmaker Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. Biden said that bill should be on PresidentDuring his passionate speech, Biden also invoked the memory of his son Beau, who died of cancer, as well as daughter Naomi and first wife Neilia, who were both killed in a car crash. "I know what it means to grieve," he said.
"But," he continued, "I also know that the best way to bear loss and pain is to turn all that anger and anguish to purpose."Joe Biden Clinches Democratic Nomination for 2020 Presidential Election Against Donald Trump Biden has also promised that should he be elected president over Trump in November, he will begin working on healing racial inequality and divides across the country.
"It’s going to take more than talk," he said. "We’ve had talk before. We’ve had protests before. We’ve got to now vow to make this at least an error of action and reverse the systemic racism with long overdue concrete changes... It’s going to take the work of a generation.”• Campaign Zero which works to end police brutality in America through research-proven strategies.
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