House Dems on Wednesday will take the first step towards enacting a sweeping police reform bill, with lawmakers in both parties hopeful for a deal even as the two sides remain far apart on a compromise
The House Judiciary Committee will take up the landmark legislation in a marathon session starting Wednesday morning, three weeks after George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis officers has galvanized both sides of Capitol Hill into action. The markup comes one week after the panelfrom Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, who pleaded with lawmakers to “stop the pain” and deliver change.
“For the leader of the Senate to say, 'It's going nowhere, we don't want any of that,' is really disgraceful — and really ignores the concerns of the American people,” Pelosi said on MSNBC. “I feel very, very disappointed by the dangerous statement made by the Republican leader of the Senate.” federal funding for local departments that fail to comply. It also would limit eligibility for funding for police departments that do not ban the use of chokeholds.
they don’t see the point of weakening their negotiating position now by cutting a deal with House Republicans when they’ll likely have to later negotiate with Senate Republicans and possibly even Trump himself. “Saying that’s the worst slogan ever was the dumbest response ever and I shouldn’t have said it and I’m sorry for saying it,” Bass tweeted. “I would never mean to malign a movement of activists who I know are fighting for transformative change.”
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