"We need police reform in this country. We need diversity and inclusion in the Criminal Justice System in this country at every level. We need the United States Congress, to adopt the police reform legislation that has been passed in the House and has been stalled in the Senate."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Maxine Waters:
"The George Floyd killing in Minneapolis, the killings of Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray, Elijah McClain, all of them black, along with the killings of many more Blacks and Latinos, continue to create volatile tension."Read on Twitter
"I considered the confrontation on these issues to be a renewed resistance to police brutality, and a feeling of having been dropped off of America's agenda."Read on Twitter
"The question is, has there been any progress since that time? We certainly have changed police chiefs, some better than others! But there is still a lack of trust in the police and situations can still end up with unrest."Read on Twitter
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