Ilhan Omar tweeted the following:
"Public safetyan essential function of our governmenttoo often means resources without reform for police departments. The Senate has still not passed the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act, or even a more modest bipartisan criminal justice reform package."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Ilhan Omar:
"Two years. For two years we have been marching. For two years we have called for accountability for aggressive policing. For two years we have called for a system where everyone can live free from fear of violence."Read on Twitter
"I want to thank President Biden for taking steps in addressing the demands of criminal justice advocates this week, including a national database of police misconduct, strict limits on the use of chokeholds and anti-bias training."Read on Twitter
"But two years after George Floyd was murdered, there is much more work to be done. Communities of color in Minneapolis and across this country remain over-policed and under-resourced."Read on Twitter