Category: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

DC Police Union Supports GOP-Led Effort Targeting Washington Police Reforms

March 10, 2023
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The D.C. Police Union released a statement Thursday in support of a new GOP-led effort in Congress that would reverse local police reforms in Washington instituted on an emergency basis after the death of George Floyd in 2020. “The nearly 3,500 members of the D.C. Police Union express our full support for the new House…

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Critics Say House-Passed George Floyd Act Hobbles Police, Exposes Them to New Dangers

March 8, 2021
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  When Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) claimed during the March 3 debate in the House of Representatives on H.R. 1280, the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act,” that “there is no defunding the police” in the measure, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) responded with a barrage of data. “The gentle lady just said there is no…

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