Torres Small Statement on Death of George Floyd

Las Cruces, NM – Today, Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02) issued the following statement on the death of George Floyd:

“One week ago, a police officer kept his knee on George Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds while George Floyd said he could not breathe. George Floyd deserves swift justice and our rule of law requires due process. But rioting will not help. This violence has got to stop. Because we have real work to do. Our Nation is in trouble, with a systemic brokenness that has cost lives, threatens our country’s moral fabric, and endangers our future prosperity.  We cannot let our own past failures and justified anger distract us from our shared obligation to right this ship. Violence and destruction only yields more violence and destruction, and there is no room for that in this work.”

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