Senate Democrats Reject Senate GOP’s “Woefully Inadequate” Policing Reform Bill

Senate Democrats blocked Republicans’ proposal to overhaul U.S. policing practices, contending the measure is too meager to respond to the surge in protests against police brutality and racial inequities, and leaving Congress at an impasse for now.

The 55-45 vote Wednesday was short of the 60 needed to advance the legislation for floor debate. Democrats, who hold 47 of the Senate’s 100 seats, said the bill didn’t do enough to address injustices to minorities, such as making it easier to sue or criminally charge individual police officers for misconduct.

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