WASHINGTON DC (June 26, 2020) — Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
“In my conversations with Iowans, one of the things I heard most often was the need for more accountability and transparency from law-enforcement agencies. We have seen how many of the practices currently in place disproportionately harm the Black community, and we must work to improve law-enforcement practices. As a cosponsor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, I am pleased this bill sets up a comprehensive approach to improving accountability, transparency, and the training and best-practices employed by law-enforcement officers across the nation. Now that the House has passed its police-reform bill, the Senate must come together to work on a bill that can pass both chambers and be signed into law. We cannot let the momentum on this issue fade.”
