Sen. Scott's Police Reform Bill
Posted on AllSides June 25th, 2020
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
- On Wednesday, the Senate blocked a Republican police reform bill, in a procedural vote of 55-45. The bill needed 60 votes to proceed.
- The legislation called for making lynching a federal hate crime, instituting a national policing commission to review the U.S. criminal justice system, and collecting data on force by police, among other measures.
- Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the only Republican Black senator, authored ...