NEW: George Floyd's brother to testify in House hearing on police brutality, two congressional sources involved in planning for the hearing told ABC News.
"In every case of police brutality, the same thing has been happening. Y'all protest, y'all destroy stuff," Terrence said to protesters in Minneapolis this week."Let's do this another way.""They felt like they was the president. That's how he made you feel," Philonise Floyd said."It's amazing to me that he touched so many people's hearts 'cause he's been touching our hearts.
George Floyd's brother Terrence, second from left, walks across the the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge after a George Floyd Memorial demonstration at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, New York, June 4, 2020.Philonise, who will testify before House lawmakers on Wednesday, spoke to both President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden last week.
The House will hold its first hearing on police brutality on Wednesday, after House and Senate Democrats introduce a package of policing reforms on Monday.
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