U.S. Congress hits partisan gridlock over police reform
The chamber’s top Democrat and two Black senators wrote a letter urging McConnell instead to consider stronger reforms contained in a sweeping Democratic bill the U.S. House of Representatives is due to consider on Thursday, following widespread protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody.
“Bringing the to the floor of the Senate is a woefully inadequate response, and we urge you to bring meaningful legislation to the floor for a vote,” said the letter written by Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Cory Booker and Senator Kamala Harris. Schumer and his fellow Senate Democrats reject the Republican bill as too weak because it relies on incentives to encourage reforms.
Floyd’s May 25 death in Minneapolis, with a white officer kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes, sparked weeks of worldwide protests and stirred strong public sentiment for stopping excessive force by police, especially against African-Americans.But nearly a month after Floyd’s death, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have pursed separate partisan bills to rein in police misconduct.
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