WASHINGTON, June 23 — US Senate Democrats urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today not to hold a key procedural vote this week on a Republican police reform bill that critics say does not go far enough to address racial disparities in American policing practices. In a letter, the...
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The letter urged US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to consider stronger measures. — Reuters pic WASHINGTON, June 23 — US Senate Democrats urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today not to hold a key procedural vote this week on a Republican police reform bill that critics say does not go far enough to address racial disparities in American policing practices.
In a letter, the chamber’s top Democrat and two Black senators urged McConnell instead to consider stronger reforms contained in a sweeping Democratic bill that the US House of Representatives is due to consider on Thursday, following widespread protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody. — Reuters
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