Calling for justice for George Floyd and others, and condemning violence and rioting.

calls for justice for George Floyd;

calls for justice for officers and others who have suffered from violence at the hands of extremists;

strongly condemns the violence, riots, and looting in the United States;

recognizes that violent opportunists use the cover of legitimate protests by their fellow citizens to sow chaos;

recognizes that the actions of those committed to violence does not diminish the rights of other Americans to peacefully protest;

urges peace and order to be restored;

expresses that those responsible for these violent acts be held criminally responsible for their actions;

strongly opposes any effort to establish autonomous areas within the sovereign territory of the United States; and

strongly opposes efforts to defund, dismantle, or disband police forces.