Breaking: Democrats denied Republicans the votes needed to advance the Senate GOP’s policing reform bill.
Democrats on Wednesday denied Republicans the votes needed to advance the Senate GOP’s policing reform bill, casting doubt on the future of the effort as thousands of protesters continue to march about George Floyd’s death, police misconduct and excessive use of force.
Sixty votes were needed to bring the GOP-backed Justice Act, sponsored by Sen. Tim Scott , up for consideration. The chamber’s 53 Republicans needed support from at least seven Democrats to proceed.as a watered-down version of their own proposal, with Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer saying Wednesday,"[Senate Majority Leader Mitch] McConnell wants to show he’s doing something, and get nothing done.
A Minneapolis police officer has been charged with killing Floyd, an unarmed, handcuffed Black man, by kneeling on his neck for more than eight minutes. Video of Floyd pleading with the officer to move has spurred a national demand for police reform and accountability that has Congress racing to pass legislation.
McConnell had offered to allow senators to offer amendments, and questioned why Democrats didn’t try to modify the bill rather than halt it. “Nobody thought the first offer from the Republican side was going to be the final product that traveled out of the Senate,” McConnell said. “What’s supposed to happen in this body is that we vote or agree to get onto a bill. And then we discuss, debate and amend it until at least 60 senators are satisfied, or it goes nowhere.”
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