NEW: A fund-raising site set up by Tyre Nichols' family to raise money for mental health services and a memorial skate park in his honor has raised over $1.1 million
Rep. Steven Horsford , the caucus chair, said Sunday he spoke with the family of Nichols "to first extend our condolences to them, to let them know that we stand with them, to ask them what they want from us in this moment."
The Congressional Black Caucus is also calling for a meeting with Biden in the wake of Nichols' fatal beating."Everyone should agree people should be safe, safe in our communities and law enforcement has an obligation to do its job," Horsford said Sunday on MSNBC. Horsford said that the CBC aims to push for reforms to the justice system, specifically law enforcement, and hopes that a meeting with Biden could jumpstart those conversations.
"We are calling on our colleagues in the House and Senate to jumpstart negotiations now and work with us to address the public health epidemic of police violence that disproportionately affects many of our communities," Horsford said in a
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