The Senate is headed for a stalemate on police reform with the prospects for a bipartisan deal unraveling ahead of a Wednesday vote.
Almost a month after George Floyd’s death sparked calls for changes to the country’s law enforcement system, senators appear to be at an impasse with no obvious path toward breaking the logjam.
Democrats, absent an eleventh-hour breakthrough, are prepared to block the GOP police reform bill amid frustration with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellMcGrath leads Booker in Kentucky with results due next week Ocasio-Cortez fends off challenger in House primary Democrats spend big to bolster struggling Hickenlooper MORE (R-Ky.) over the potential amendment process.
Tomorrow @SenatorTimScott and the Senate Republicans have a Great Bill, the #JUSTICEAct, up for a vote. Will be great for both people of color and police – in fact, has major police support. Rebuilding trust and keeping communities safe! Hope to sign it into law ASAP!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2020
Breonna Taylor, a first responder, was asleep in her bed in Louisville, Kentucky when she was killed by police executing a no-knock warrant.
But the Senate Republican bill does not ban no-knock warrants. It does not limit no-knock warrants. It only calls for more data.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 23, 2020