George Floyd's brother set to testify at House police brutality hearing
WASHINGTON — George Floyd’s brother Philonise pleaded in an emotional and powerful statement to members of Congress on Wednesday that they pass police reforms and listen to the calls around the world to"stop the pain."
The hearing on police brutality and racial profiling comes as lawmakers consider a policing overhaul bill proposed by Democrats and a day after a funeral service was held in Houston for George Floyd, who died last month after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes during his arrest.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said in his opening statement that the nation is demanding meaningful change. Story continues"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."
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.
The legislation, which Democrats say would increase police accountability and transparency, would ban chokeholds, including the kind used by a then-Minneapolis police officer in Floyd's death on May 25, as well as no-knock warrants in drug cases, as was used in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, in March.
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