Families of Black Americans Killed by Police Ask for Action (2)

April 29, 2021, 9:03 PM UTC

The brother of George Floyd and relatives of other Black Americans who died at the hands of police made personal pleas to top senators to agree on bipartisan legislation addressing repeated abuses nationwide, although lawmakers didn’t commit to meeting President Joe Biden’s new call for passage by the May 25 anniversary of Floyd’s killing.

“We’re just here to just get our point across and let them know that we’re hurting, we’re still in pain,” Philonise Floyd said in Washington on Thursday after meeting Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Philonise Floyd, center, Floyd family attorney Ben Crump, right, along with Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, second from right, and other family members of police shooting victims speak to reporters after meeting with Senators in Washington on April 29.
Photographer: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images

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