Washington, DC — Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today voted to advance the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 and released the following statement:
"One of the great disappointments of last session was that in a moment of national reckoning, Congress could not come together to address systemic racism in this country. I believe it is critical that Congress pass legislation that takes sensible, concrete action to improve training and reporting requirements, increases transparency and accountability, and ends the disparate treatment of Black and Brown Americans.
"We need to restore the faith and trust between law enforcement and communities across the country. I have met with our local police forces and with residents to talk about what is being done in New Jersey to improve policing and the work that remains. It is my hope that with the House passage of this legislation, we can find pathways forward with the United States Senate to ensure legislation is signed into law."
Representative Sherrill is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and Outreach and Re-entry Coordinator at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey.
Original source can be found here.
