Bridgett Floyd, the activist sister of George Floyd, has once again called out President Joe Biden for failing to pass sweeping police reform legislation.
“I’m past upset, I’m past angry,” she told CNN.
The Floyd family has been lobbying for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Biden promised the family he would get the legislation passed.
The Republicans have been rebuked for stalling the bill. The Democratic-led House approved the bill in March. In the Senate, 10 Republicans would be needed for passage due to the chamber’s 60-vote filibuster rule.
In April, Biden expressed his frustration over the bill’s stalling.
“George Floyd was murdered almost a year ago,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. “It shouldn’t take a whole year to get this done.”
A White House official said in a statement late Wednesday that Biden “is firmly committed to police reform that stops heartbreaking, unjustifiable tragedies like George Floyd’s murder and restores trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.”
The official continued, “At his direction, the White House and the Justice Department worked directly with Sen. Booker and Rep. Bass to support any need they had in the police reform negotiations, while giving them the space they requested to make their good faith effort. Yet, even after they secure the backing of major law enforcement organizations — a bar set by Republican negotiators — the reform effort was blocked by the GOP.”
The Floyd family wants action — not more words.
“Deep down in my gut I had a feeling that this was going to happen,” Floyd said. “People are out here in desperate need (for police reform) and I don’t feel that Biden is stepping up as the President and doing the right thing.”
Originally posted 2021-10-01 14:30:00.
