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Yeah, good afternoon, good afternoon. Please have *** seat. Mhm. President joe biden. Members of our cabinet, Members of Congress, Community leaders, law enforcement. It's good to be here with all of you, Not under these circumstances. But it is good to be with you. And I know of course that today following yesterday that all of our hearts of course or with the people of vivaldi texas. With the parents, with the Children, with all the folks who said goodbye yesterday morning to someone they loved not knowing that that goodbye would be their last Enough is enough. Enough is enough. As the president said last night, we must have the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and past reasonable gun safety laws. We must work together to create an America where everyone feels safe in their community. We're Children. I feel safe in their schools and of course that responsibility that we collectively have to ensure that all people feel safe in their community is what brings us together today. It is an honor to be joined by the families of George Floyd, Brianna Taylor and many others. And I've met many of you before and many times and many others I'm meeting for the first time I am moved as always by your courage. You have felt so much pain and you have endured unimaginable grief. You have experienced the anguish of losing someone you love and cherish and yet you are here as you have been throughout the days of your grief, standing selflessly full of grace and resilience to speak up to speak out often against odds. Great odds to fight for *** world where no one has to experience what you have been through. Your loved ones should be with us today. You should not have to mourn. You should never have had to mourn in order for our nation to feel your pain and to understand what is wrong and to agree that something must be done. I know it is *** particularly difficult day for the Floyd family two years ago Today, *** brother, *** son, *** father. It was taken from you. We will never forget what happened that day. The eyes of the world literally, we're on what happened that day and collectively we remain horrified by what we witnessed and we are here today in memory of George Floyd and all those we have lost to take action. The law enforcement officer for our nation. Well, they swear an oath to protect and to serve. And the vast majority do so honorably. Yet we know too often when there is *** use of biased policing and excessive force. When that occurs. It too often is not met with accountability, denying equal justice, not just two individuals, but the whole communities and therefore to our nation as *** whole. Trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve is critical to ensuring public safety. And as many of you know, this is an issue, I have worked on personally since my first days as an elected district attorney and as California's Attorney general as *** United States senator. I together with Senator Cory book, Congresswoman Karen Bass introduced legislation to advance much needed reforms that legislation would have ensured greater transparency and increased accountability. We later named it the George Floyd justice and policing act and it was passed because of the strength of the leadership in the House of Representatives through the House of Representatives. However, last fall, Senate republicans rejected the George Floyd justice and policing act. They walked away from their moral obligation to address what caused millions of americans to march in the streets. The critical need that *** coalition of americans were demanding were pleading for in terms of reform and accountability at the time, President joe biden and I and all of us here, we made clear and we vowed that we would explore every action available to us at the executive level to advance the cause of justice in our nation. In *** moment, our president will sign an executive order that takes dozens of important actions to advance effective accountable policing, to strengthen trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve and to help us fight crime and promote public safety. This order will help protect our communities and it will help keep members of law enforcement safe on the job. These actions are *** result of input and collaboration from *** broad set of partners, many of whom are here today. Civil rights leaders, members of Congress in particular Members of the Congressional Black Caucus. And I see Madam chair here with us today, leading law enforcement groups and of course the families of the victims. We know this executive order will not take away your pain, your pain and the pain of all those families who may not be in this room right now. We also know this executive order is no substitute for legislation nor does it accomplish everything we know must be done. But it is *** necessary and long overdue critical step forward. And once again, the President and I call on the United States Senate to pass the George Floyd justice and policing act. And once again we vow that we will do everything in our power to protect public safety, to support law enforcement and to address this issue of racial injustice wherever it exists. And with that it is now my great honor to introduce *** man but when he ran for president was clear in his purpose which was to bring our nation together who fights every day to make sure all our communities are safe and that the rights of all people are protected. The President of the United States joe biden, Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, thank you all. Vice President Harris. Before we began, let me say *** few words about what happened and invalid e texas elementary school since I spoke last night, the confirmed death toll has tragically climbed, including another teacher And two more, 3 more students. Jill and I will be traveling to texas in the coming days to meet with the families. Let them know we have *** sense, it's just *** sense of their pain and hopefully bring some little comfort to the community in shock and grief and trauma As *** nation. I think we all must be there for them everyone and we must ask when in God's name will we do what needs to be done to have not completely stopped fundamentally changed the amount of the carnage that goes on in this country to state the obvious and Corey and *** lot of other people here. I'm sick and tired. I'm just sick and tired what's going on and continues to go on. I spent my career as chairman of the judiciary committee and vice president working for common sense gun reforms as I said as *** senator, the vice president. Well, they clearly will not prevent every tragedy. We know certain ones will have significant impact and have no negative impact on the Second Amendment 2nd number is not absolute. When it was passed. You couldn't own, hey, you couldn't own *** cannon. You couldn't own certain kinds of weapons. It's just always been limitations. But guess what? These actions we've taken before they save lives. They can do it again. The idea An 18 year old can walk into *** store and by weapons of war designed and marketed to kill because I think it's wrong. It just violates common sense. Even the manufacturer, the inventor of that weapon. I thought that as well. You know, where is the backbone? Where's the courage to stand up to *** very powerful lobby. But here's one modest step the federal agency. The measures ensures that gun laws are enforced. And the second amendment is advised by the Bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms explosives. ***. Ft has not had *** Senate confirmation leader for seven years because of these disputes for seven years. Been out without anyone in charge. I nominated supremely qualified former prosecutor. It was broad bipartisan support from law enforcement and the community overall his hearing result easier today. Earlier today I should say the Senate should confirm and without delay. Without excuse send the nomination to my desk. It's time for action. We're here today for the same purpose to come together and say enough to act. We must Vice President Harris and members of the cabinet, members of the Congress, civil rights leaders, law enforcement officers and officials, distinguished guests especially the families missing *** piece of their soul including the family sitting in front of me and *** beautiful young girl who told me my dad is going to change history and he will honey, he will. They've, I lost *** piece of their soul two years ago as well. You know, I know events remember your loved ones even though they're met with great reverence really hard. Everything's coming back as if it has happened yesterday. But in your own ways, you've each each of you, his family has been victimized. Have some of the courage to find purpose through your pain to stir justice. It's been too long dormant to give hope while in need of hope yourself. That's why the executive order I'll be signing today is so important in my view. It's *** measure of what we can do together to heal the very soul of this nation to address profound fear and trauma exhaustion and particularly black americans have experienced for generations and *** channel that private plane and public outrage and to *** rare mark of progress for years to come. Two summers ago, in the middle of the pandemic, We saw protests across the nation, the likes of which you hadn't seen since the 1960s. They unified people of every race and generation athletes and sports leagues boycotted postponed games, companies and workers proclaimed black lives Matter. Students stayed solitary walkouts from europe to the Middle East Asia to Australia. People saw their own fight for justice and equality. What we're trying to do. The message is clear enough just enough. Look, almost almost *** year later, almost *** year later, but you're in Minnesota stepped up and they found police officer guilty of murdering George Floyd with offices and even *** police chief taking the stand to testify against misconduct of their colleagues. I don't know any good cop who likes *** bad cops. Mhm. But for many people, including many families here, such accountability is all too rare. That's why I promised as president I would do everything in my power to enact meaningful police reform. That is real and lasting. That's why I called on congress to pass the George Floyd justice and policing max sounds of my desk some asked why I haven't done this executive earlier. If I'd done it, I was worried it would undercut the effort to get the law passed. This is *** call to action based on *** basic truth. Public trust has any cop will tell you is the foundation of public safety. We're not trusted. The population doesn't contribute, doesn't cooperate. two sides of the same coin coin is inextricably linked and the principles of fairness and equal justice are at the core of each of them. For the wheels of justice are propelled by the confidence that people have in their system of justice. About that confidence crimes are going reported. Witness fears come to fear to come forward. Cases go unsolved victims suffering isolation. Our perpetrators remain free and ironically, police are put in greater on *** greater danger. Justice goes undelivered without public trust. Law enforcement can't do his job of serving and protecting all of our communities because we've seen all too often. Public trust is frayed and broken. That undermines public station. The families here today across the country have had to ask why this nation, why so many black americans wake up knowing they could lose their life and of course, just living their lives today, simply jogging shopping, sleeping at home. Whether they made headlines or not. Lost souls gone too soon. Members of Congress, including many here today, like Senator Cory Booker and Congressman Karen Bass alongside members of the congressional black caucus, House of Senate judiciary committees. I spent countless hours on the George Floyd justice in policing act to find *** better answer to that question. I sincerely thank you all for your tireless efforts, but you're not over. The House passed *** strong bill and fill in the Senate. Our republican colleagues opposed any meaningful reform. So we got to work on this executive order. It was grounded in key elements of the justice policing act and reflects inputs. I'm *** broad coalition represented here today. Families courageously shared their perspectives and what happened to their loved ones and what we could do to make sure it doesn't happen to somebody else. Civil rights groups and their leaders of every generation, given their heart and soul to this work provided critical insights and perspectives. The executive order also benefits from the valuable inputs of law enforcement and put their lines and lives in line every single day to serve. Now, let me say, there are those who seek to drive *** wedge between law enforcement people. They serve those who peddle the fiction of public trust and public safety are in opposition to one another. We know that's not true, but it occurs, I believe the vast majority of americans want the same thing. Trust, safety and accountability. The vast majority of law enforcement risk their lives every day to do the right thing. 3rd families wait for that phone call every time they put on that shield. Just yesterday and Navalny brave local officers and border patrol agents intervened to save as many Children as they could here today. I want to especially thank the International Association of Chiefs of Police Fraternal Order of Police fills the national organization of black law enforcement executives, the Federal Law Enforcement Association, the Police Executive Research form the Major Cities Chiefs Association, others who stepped up, stepped up and endorsed what we're talking about as divided as this nation can feel today. We're showing the strength of our unity it matters. This Executive order can deliver the most significant police reform in decades. It applies directly under law To only 100,000 federal law enforcement actions, all the federal law enforcement and though federal incentives and best practices that are attached to it. We expect the order to give you an impact on state and local law enforcement agencies as well. Here are the key parts. 1st, executive order promotes accountability, it creates *** new National law enforcement and accountability database to track records of misconduct so that an officer can't hide the misconduct. It strengthens the pattern and practice investigations and address systematic misconduct in some departments. It mandates all federal agents wear and activate body cameras while on patrol. Second, the executive order raises standards. Bans chokeholds, restricts no knock warrants, titans use of force policies emphasize de escalation and due to the interview to stop another officer from using executive force just as occurred. That didn't occur. But people testified it didn't occur in George Floyd's case. And third, the Executive order modernizes police. It calls for *** fresh, fresh approach to recruit, train, promote and retrain law enforcement that's tied to advancing public safety and public trust. Right now we don't systematically collect data for instance, on instances of police use of force. This executive order is going to improve that data collection. There's *** lot more as well. The bottom line of the executive order includes reforms that have long been talked about were finally implemented at federal level and it comes at *** critical time by building trust. We can strengthen public safety and we can more effectively fight crime in our communities and we can do one more thing. We can show what's possible when we work together. Look, I know, I know progress can be slow and frustrating and there is *** concern that the reckoning on race inspired two years ago, I was beginning to fade. But actually today we're showing that our dear friend the late john LewiS congressman wrote in his final words after his final march for justice in july of 2020. He said, democracy is not *** state. It is an act. Democracy is not *** state. It's an act, an affirmative act. Today we're active, we're showing that speaking out matters, being engaged, matters and that the work of our time healing the soul of this nation is ongoing and unfinished and requires all of us never to give up always to keep the faith I close with this Over two years now. For over two years we've got to know one another And Pray with one. Not figuratively, literally. I promised the ford family among others. George's name is not just gonna be *** hashtag your daddy's name. It's going to be known for *** long time imagination. We're going to ensure his legacy, the legacy of so many others remembered today. It's not about their death, but what we do in their memory that matters purpose. Just *** few minutes and it's just *** few moments. I'm going to deliver on that promise when I signed the Executive order Common and I will continue along with our friends in Congress to get meaningful police reform legislation on my desk as best we can as quickly as we can beyond what we're doing here affecting states as well, directly on this day we're showing the America we know we're *** great nation because the vast majority of us are good people. There's nothing beyond our capacity. Nothing. When we act together as the United States of America. This is *** start. *** new start. May God bless you all! May God protect our forces and I'm gonna go sign that executive order. Thank you. Mhm. Thank you. Mhm. Yeah. Okay. About the sign advancing executive, accountable policing and criminal justice practices. It has public trust and public safety. And since I only have one pen and we're all going to get *** copy, I don't have to do one stroke at *** time. Come on. No, I think paint the world you're getting so big. 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