Hello —

One year ago today, a white police officer named Derek Chauvin murdered an unarmed Black man named George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Last month, a jury found Chauvin guilty of that murder, but let us be very clear about what this verdict means and what it doesn’t: This was a rare moment of accountability, but no single verdict can dismantle the structural racism that still plagues our country.

No single jury’s verdict can return George Floyd to his family today. Nor erase the trauma that Darnella Frazier — the 17-year-old who filmed his murder — will live with for the rest of her life. One verdict will not end police violence against Black and brown people.

We will never heal as a country until we confront the systemic racism that plagues every aspect of our society and dismantle white supremacy. We must demand better. We have to continue the work to ensure that every American, no matter their race, can live in safety with equal protection under the law.

Let's pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and put an end to brutal practices like chokeholds. Add your name to demand the Senate take this important step:

I wish George Floyd’s family as much peace as they can find today, and I pledge to use my position as a Senator and as a white man to confront systemic racism and dismantle white supremacy in all its forms.

Thank you for reading,

Michael