Pelosi says Senate GOP 'trying to get away with murder' in police reform bill
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Tuesday that Senate Republicans are"trying to get away with murder" with their policing bill.
The Republican's bill, led by Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina – the chamber's lone Black Republican – includes measures aimed at increasing transparency at police agencies and around use-of-force incidents while incentivizing departments to use body cameras and discouraging chokeholds by withholding federal grant money.Pelosi echoed many congressional Democrats, who been are reportedly planning to block the GOP's bill.
Ken Farnaso, the deputy press secretary for the Trump campaign, called for Pelosi to"say it to @SenatorTimmScott's face." Farnaso used to work as press secretary for Scott. Drew Hammil, deputy chief of staff for Pelosi, defended the speaker, saying Pelosi didn't single out Scott, and"said 'Republicans' -- if there's any one Republican she's talking about it's the self-proclaimed Grim Reaper @senatemajldr," a reference to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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