i will fight to protect you, i am your president of law and order and an illini of all peaceful. protesters. with that i yield the floor. >> mr. president. >> at senator from tennessee. >> thank you, mr. president i first want to thank my friends, for allowing me to it speak. we are all dealing with judiciary committee and i asked that he be recognized as i finish my brief remarks pre- >> without objection. >> thank you, mr. president. i want to say just a couple of things to tennesseans and to americans. everyone is expressing their rage and grief over the murder of george floyd in minnesota. i will tell you, these events of may 25 cannot be written off as something that was a use of force are unfortunate or regrettable. we all know that on that day, george floyd was killed by a police officer while other officers looked on, they heard his begging for life and his cries for help in the officers responsible should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. i do offer my prayers and condolences to the floyd family just as so many other members of the chambers have done and suppo