he has a bachelor's of science degree from southern illinois university in carbondale. he testified at both the previous senate hearings of racial profiling and sorry it's been so long since we've resumed this conversation. but it's an honor to have you return a few years later to bring us up to date. at this point, chief davis, the floor is yours for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning, mr. chairman, and distinguished subcommittee members. i am ronald davis, currently chief of police for the city of east palo alto, california. i am humbled to provide testimony at today's hearing, as mentioned i did have the honor testifying at last senate hearings on racial profiling in 2001. when asked to come before the committee today, the first thought that came to my mind was actually a question. what has changed since my testimony in 2001 when president bush then stated racial profiling is wrong, we will end it in america? my testimony today is based on three diverse perspectives. first, as a racial profiling police reform expert, second, as a police executive

in 1999 from southern illinois university at carbondale under the direction of john y. simon. his dissertation was on the care, treatment, and use of civil war cavalry horses. now, i'd like to tell you just a little bit about the work that david does with the papers of abraham lincoln. david and his fellow editors are doing an incredibly lab-intensive but extraordinarily important job with the papers of abraham lincoln. the editors are traveling the country looking for any letters or documents sent to or by abraham lincoln. and there are many editors working at the national archives every day, 40 hours a week, going through millions of documents. every piece of paper that was generated by the federal government or sent to the federal government from the civil war years that is held at the national archives will be looked at by one of the editors of the papers of abraham lincoln. and they are daily finding new insights about our nation's 16th president. this work is extraordinarily important, and it's shedding new light on someone who we thought we knew a lot about, and we did,

he has a bachelor's of science degree from southern illinois university in carbondale. he testified at both the previous senate hearings of racial profiling and sorry it's been so long since we've resumed this conversation. but it's an honor to have you return a few years later to bring us up to date. at this point, chief davis, the floor is yours for five minutes. >> good morning, mr. chairman and distinguished subcommittee members. i am ronald davis, currently chief of police for the city of east palo alto, california. i am humbled to provide testimony at today's hearing, as mentioned i did have the honor testifying at last senate hearings on racial profiling in 2001. when asked to come before the committee today the first thought was a question, what has changed since my testimony in 2001, when president bush then stated, racial profiling is wrong, we will end it in america. my testimony today is based on three diverse perspectives. first, as a racial profiling police reform expert, second, as a police executive with over 27 years' experience, working in two of the g

he has a bachelor's of science degree from southern illinois university in carbondale. he testified at both the previous senate hearings of racial profiling and sorry it's been so long since we've resumed this conversation. but it's an honor to have you return a few years later to bring us up to date. at this point, chief davis, the floor is yours for five minutes. >> good morning, mr. chairman and distinguished subcommittee members. i am ronald davis, currently chief of police for the city of east palo alto, california. i am humbled to provide testimony at today's hearing, as mentioned i did have the honor testifying at last senate hearings on racial profiling in 2001. when asked to come before the committee today the first thought was a question, what has changed since my testimony in 2001, when president bush then stated, racial profiling is wrong, we will end it in america. my testimony today is based on three diverse perspectives. first, as a racial profiling police reform expert, second, as a police executive with over 27 years' experience, working in two of the g