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Democrats in both chambers introduced sweeping reforms on Monday designed to combat racial disparities in the criminal justice system — the party’s much awaited legislative response to recent police violence against African Americans that's sparked mass protests across the country and beyond.Crafted by leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus, the Justice in Policing Act aims…

Congressional Democrats on Monday unveiled broad police reform legislation, pledging to transform law enforcement across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, which has sparked nationwide protests.The Justice in Policing Act of 2020 would ban chokeholds, establish a national database to track police misconduct…

[The stream is slated to start at 10:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Top Democratic lawmakers House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and members of the Congressional Black Caucus unveil a police reform bill on Monday in response to the…

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Monday unveiled far-reaching legislation to overhaul policing in the U.S.The bill, dubbed the “Justice in Policing Act,” would ban chokeholds, including the kind used by a police officer in the Minneapolis death of George Floyd last month, as well as…

Democrats on Capitol Hill unveiled their new sweeping police reform package on Monday, seeking to quickly respond to the outrage that swept across the country in response to George Floyd’s killing in Minnesota. The bill would make significant changes to training, resources and accountability policies for police nationwide that activists argue is based on decades-old…