Spotlight returns to police reform
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Spotlight returns to police reform
The TAKE with Averi Harper
In the aftermath of the shooting death of Daunte Wright by police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and amid the ongoing trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the murder of George Floyd, the Twin Cities metro area has reemerged as ground zero. in the conversation on police reform.
It also presents another challenge to President Joe Biden to deliver on oft-made campaign promises to address โปรโมชั่น slotxo police reform and root out institutional racism in the justice system. So far, there has been little movement on the issue from the Biden administration.
On Monday, White House Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice announced that the administration wouldn't pursue the police oversight commission it promised to establish in the president's first 100 days in office. Instead, she identified passing the George Floyd in Policing Act as its "top priority" in this area.
The legislation passed the House of Representatives last month, but its chances of passing in the Senate are slim - at best - where it faces staunch Republican opposition.
During a briefing Monday, Senior White House Correspondent Mary Bruce asked what steps the White House would take to pressure Congress, but press secretary Jen Psaki didn't offer clear insight on what the administration is doing to ensure the bill gets to Biden's desk for his. signature. |
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