WASHINGTON, D.C.
– U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), yesterday participated in a press conference to introduce the JUSTICE Act, police reform legislation she co-sponsored with her colleagues Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and others.

In addition to the press conference, Senator Capito spoke on the Senate floor yesterday afternoon to highlight the importance of the legislation. Click here
to watch the speech.

HIGHLIGHTS:

WE MUST ACT:
“If this is a pivotal moment in our country’s history, and we as Congress, as Republicans and Democrats coming together, fail to act, because of the crying voices we hear every day about this, we’re going to be deemed a failure in the eyes of so many. Not just in our communities of color—our young people are losing faith and trust in our law enforcement and in our ability to react in situation where we can be helpful and we should be helpful.”

SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT:
“Many of us are overwhelmed by what we’ve seen with the George Floyd situation and what we saw happening in Minneapolis. But we do know that the vast majority of police officers in this country are good people. These are hard jobs. These are jobs that people have in their hearts and communities to want to keep their communities safe, to want to have places to raise their families that are safe, and that are dedicated to the rule of law.” 

DOING THIS IN FRONT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE:
“To my colleagues on the other side, we need to have this conversation in front of the American people on the floor of the U.S. Senate where we can debate different ideas, debate different strategies, compromise like we do when we need to and when we should, and not be a failure to the people and the voices who are crying out daily for us to help.”

 

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