In the wake of the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, the Democrats are renewing their efforts to garner Republican support in the Senate for the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The Act passed the House in March and faces an uphill battle to win 60 votes in the Senate. According to The Hill, a
bipartisan effort is emerging with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) having conversations with Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) about what a potential bill that could pass the Senate would look like.The bill would prohibit racial profiling at every level of law enforcement, ban chokeholds, carotid holds and no-knock warrants, institute a… More