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Senator Ossoff nomination hearing exchange with Garland over police race matters since George Floyd incident at nomination hearing

Freshman Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff asks Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland at Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing how Congress could equip the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department to launch more and more effective pattern and practice investigations without commenting on details of a specific case, to use its authority to ensure were local agencies violated constitutional rights of failed to uphold the guarantee of equal protection, Garland responding he was shocked by what he saw in videos of Black Americans being killed in the summer 2020 which created a moment in the national life the brought attention from people who are not seen the Black Americans and other members of communities of color had known for decades, but did bring meaning to the fore and created a moment with an opportunity to make dramatic changes and really bring forth equal justice under law.
Freshman Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff asks Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland at Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing how Congress could equip the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department to launch more and more effective pattern and practice investigations without commenting on details of a specific case, to use its authority to ensure were local agencies violated constitutional rights of failed to uphold the guarantee of equal protection, Garland responding he was shocked by what he saw in videos of Black Americans being killed in the summer 2020 which created a moment in the national life the brought attention from people who are not seen the Black Americans and other members of communities of color had known for decades, but did bring meaning to the fore and created a moment with an opportunity to make dramatic changes and really bring forth equal justice under law.
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February 22, 2021
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