House Democrats on Thursday delayed but eventually began debate on a newly negotiated package of policing bills, after scheduling a vote on the measures early on in the day with indications they had the support to pass.
PUBLISHED 2:37 PM EDT Sep. 22, 2022House Democrats on Thursday delayed but eventually approved a newly-negotiated package of policing bills, boosting funding with bipartisan support for local police departments and other reform measures.House Democrats on Thursday delayed but eventually approved a newly-negotiated package of policing and public safety bills
The policing and safety bills came together weeks before the midterms and after months of long-fought negotiations. It's at this point unclear if any of the bills will get enough Republican favor to make it through the Senate. The White House on Thursday confirmed the administration's support for the policing package.
Votes on the package had been on the House schedule in the morning, before members left Washington for the weekend. Lawmakers only have three more voting days on the calendar before November’s midterm elections, since for most of October they’re scheduled to work in their districts.saying she could not support the bill to boost local departments “without addressing the crisis of police brutality.” Other members of the progressive wing of the Democratic party were expected to follow.
“We have people who still won’t like this bill, and I respect that tremendously,” Beatty, an Ohio Democrat, told reporters shortly before the deal was announced. “And we have people who will say we move the needle by listening and working with everyone.”
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