Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Monday called out Democrats like Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., for opposing the Justice Act and other federal level police reform over the past eight years.
R-S.C., asserted Monday that it is Democrats in Congress who are to blame for years of unsuccessful federal police reform that aimed to have"only the best wearing the badge" in America.
That legislation"had more resources for more training because we want only the best wearing the badge in every location, in every municipality, in every county, in every state in this great nation," Scott told the Senate president."But politics too often gets in the way of doing what every American knows is common sense. But here we find ourselves again, Mr. President, having the same conversation with no action having happened so far.
Despite it being a campaign promise of President Biden to pass federal-level police reform, the last major push stalled in the Senate in September 2021 following months of negotiations between Booker and Scott. A consensus couldn’t be reached on union involvement and qualified immunity for officers.
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