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Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, looks up at Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, as she and members of the Floyd family meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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  • Gianna Floyd's said her dad is going to "change the world" on the one-year anniversary of his death.
  • The Floyd family visited Capitol Hill Tuesday to speak with lawmakers about police reform legislation.
  • George Floyd was murdered by a former Minneapolis cop who knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes.
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The daughter of George Floyd echoed that her father changed the world at a meeting in Washington, DC, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday.

On the first anniversary of Floyd's death, his family, including six-year-old Gianna, visited Capitol Hill. They spoke with lawmakers about police reform legislation, named after Floyd, that is set to improve policing in the US.

"Just like Gianna said – your daddy's going to do what?" her uncle Philonise Floyd asked her at the meeting with Pelosi calling for the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

"Change the world," Gianna responded.

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Watch the moment below:

Video shows the then-6-year-old said those exact words last year on the shoulders of Floyd's good friend and former NBA player, Stephen Jackson.

Floyd was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, during an arrest last May. Chauvin placed his knee on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, eventually killing him. His death sparked a wave of protests across the country and around the world.

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