URGE MI SENATORS & SEN. MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER TO CHAMPION THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT BACKGROUND: On March 3rd, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act was adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives. President Biden and Rep. Karen Bass, Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, set a goal of getting this historic bill adopted on Tuesday, May 25th, the anniversary of George Floyd’s death. However, even though the bill is not expected to be adopted by this deadline, there are reasons to be hopeful that police reform can still be adopted “soon” with help from Michigan’s two Senators and 10 Republican Senators. THE ACT’S PROVISIONS: Click HERE for House Judiciary Committee “Fact Sheet: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act”. YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED! […]

URGE MI SENATORS & SEN. MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMERTO CHAMPION THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT BACKGROUND: On March 3rd, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act was adopted by the U.S. House with a vote of 220 – 212. All six of Michigan’s Democrat (and no Republican) Representatives co-sponsored the bill. This police reform was propelled by the public killing of George Floyd, a 26 year old unarmed black man by a Minneapolis Police officer almost one year ago. The pattern of police misconduct toward people of color created the environment for the Black Lives Matter movement. Since 2015, an investigation by NPR has found 135 unarmed black men and women have been fatally shot by police nationwide. These killings have made it […]