The family of George Floyd met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday for about an hour, marking not just the first anniversary of Floyd’s death but urging passage of a landmark police reform bill.Biden had set Tuesday as the deadline for Congress to pass the legislation, but that is not happening.Still, Floyd’s family members and their lead attorney, Ben Crump, expressed optimism that a deal would be reached.“If you can make federal laws to protect the bird, which is the bald eagle, you can make federal laws to protect people of color,” Floyd’s brother, Philonise told reporters after the meeting.Crump said that they were planning to meet on Tuesday afternoon with Sen.
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