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12 quotes by William Lacy Clay, Jr.

William Lacy Clay, Jr. (born July 27, 1956), usually known as Lacy Clay, is the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 1st congressional district, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in the city of St. Louis and includes most of northern St. Louis County (North County), taking in cities such as Maryland Heights, University City, and Florissant.
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It is apparent, if you go back through our history, that the grand juries of the criminal justice system do not value black lives.

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I made a commitment and a promise to Ms. McSpadden, Michael Brown's mother, that I will pursue justice with the family at every avenue, be it on... →

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A militarized police force facing down innocent protesters with sniper rifles and machine guns is totally unacceptable in America.

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I have absolutely no confidence in the Ferguson police, the county prosecutor.

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Just to assassinate Michael Brown's character is wrong.

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Michael Brown happened to be black. Trayvon Martin happened to be black. Eric Garner was a black man. So this pattern continues over and over.

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I made a promise to Michael Brown's parents that I would do everything to bring all of the resources of the federal government to this... →

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I went to Ferguson and walked with the demonstrators and saw this heavily armed police force, tactical units pointing sniper rifles at my... →

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It is critical that low-income consumers have access to alternative products and services such as rent-to-own. It gives working-class families... →

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It's an issue that we need to have a national discussion about, the militarization of local police forces, and then when they are used to quell... →

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Rent-to-own provides a vital service to millions of Americans. It is also critical for African-Americans, Latinos and other minorities to have access... →

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We have to have a national conversation about how police forces should interact with the African-American community, who happens to be paying their... →

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