* The Congressional Black Caucus took over the House floor for an hour Monday night to discuss the shooting of Ferguson resident Michael Brown
* Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries led the charge and began his remarks by saying, 'Hands up don't shoot' 'It’s a rallying cry of people all across America who are fed up with police violence,' the New York lawmaker said
* Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge called grand jury's decision not to indict Brown's white, police officer shooter 'yet another slap in our face'
* Texas' Al Green said hands up dont shoot 'has become the new symbol' calling attention to 'a movement that will not dissipate, it will not evaporate'
* 'Young people of color refuse to live in a democratic society in a state of fear,' Congresswoman Yvette Clarke said
'Hands up, don't shoot.'
Those were the first words out of Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries mouth last night as he and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus took over the House floor for an hour to discuss the August shooting of 18-year-old Ferguson, Missouri, resident Michael Brown.
'It’s a rallying cry of people all across America who are fed up with police violence,' the New York representative said as he kicked off the speeches.
'In community, after community, after community, fed up with police violence in Ferguson, in Brooklyn, in Cleveland, in Oakland, in cities and counties and rural communities all across America.'
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HAKEEM JEFFRIES
YVETTE CLARK
