Congress Headed Toward Standoff On Police Reform
Republican senators are pushing forward with their own police reform proposal following the death of George Floyd, declaring the far-reaching legislation offered by Democrats dead on arrival in the Senate and setting up a clash with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
“The House version is going nowhere in the Senate. ... We have no interest in that,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
McConnell seemingly dared Democrats to oppose the bill being drafted by Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). It will need support from at least seven Democrats to advance on the floor.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said at another Tuesday press conference that it would be “premature” to comment before Scott officially unveils his bill on Wednesday.
But other Democrats have been vocal in their skepticism about the GOP measure because it does not include explicit bans on law enforcement techniques like chokeholds and no-knock warrants, which were used by police in the deaths, respectively, of George Floyd in Minnesota and Breonna Taylor in Kentucky.
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