The smart bet is on Congress accomplishing little in response to nationwide protests decrying the killing of George Floyd and other black Americans at the hands of U.S. police
Joe Biden wants Congress to end chokeholds and military transfers to police. Nancy Pelosi is talking about “historic” opportunities to reform police policies. Chuck Grassley says it’s time to “address police use of force.”
Democrats are also divided on how far-reaching to go in addressing Floyd’s death and the ensuing unrest coursing through the country. And Republicans, long resistant to curbing police powers, won’t move on anything that President Donald Trump doesn’t support. Senate Republicans didn't even discuss the matter at a party lunch on Tuesday.
Pelosi and leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus are organizing a public event to honor Floyd as soon as this week. The CBC is also developing a set of overarching principles meant to guide the chamber’s legislative response. But floor action is likely still weeks away. The Democratic minority has less leverage in the Senate, but the caucus hopes to attach language barring the transfer of military equipment to police departments and devise what Schumer calls a “bold” package of reforms.
Congress has often failed to answer the calls of a nation demanding action to confront the racial inequities that still plague America.After years of delay, lawmakers pushed through a narrow criminal justice reform law in December 2018 that eased mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham will convene a separate hearing later this month but was unsure if legislation would come of it: “I don’t have anything in mind right now.”
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