Sen. James Lankford, a key sponsor of an upcoming GOP-backed police reform bill, tells GStephanopoulos there should “absolutely” be a ban on the police use of chokeholds, the restraint an officer used when George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis.
George Stephanopoulos interviews Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on"This Week."A key sponsor of an upcoming GOP-backed police reform bill said there should “absolutely” be a ban on the police use of chokeholds, the restraint an officer used when George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis.
"That was one of the things that we should have engaged in a long time ago," Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on “This Week” Sunday. “Many departments around the country have already banned chokeholds,” he said. “There's been a longstanding principle out there that that is not needed.”While the senator did not disclose whether a chokehold ban would appear in the upcoming legislation, he teased other components of the bill, which he has said Republicans expect to unveil Wednesday.
"Our focus is on basic things like transparency,” Lankford said, citing plans to increase access to police disciplinary records, ensure consistent use of body cameras and sending all reports of in-custody deaths to the FBI. A national chokehold ban is a key feature of the sweeping legislation introduced by congressional Democrats last week. The plan, introduced in the House, would also
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