The U.S. House of Representatives approved a concurrent resolution expressing gratitude for local law enforcement and calling on states to recognize a police officer’s rights to legal counsel when under investigation as part of its observance of National Police Week.
Known as House Concurrent Resolution 40 (CR 40) it also calls on states to adopt a bill of rights for police officers and denounces calls by “leftist activists and progressive politicians” to defund or dismantle police.
The resolution passed on a vote of 301 to 119, with 214 Republicans and 87 Democrats voting yes. Two Republicans and 117 Democrats voted against the resolution, with three Democrats voting present. Six Republicans and six Democrats did not vote….