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Democrats Block Republican Police Reform Bill, Kill Hope Of Passing Legislation Amid Protests

Emily Zanotti
Democrats Block Republican Police Reform Bill, Kill Hope Of Passing Legislation Amid Protests
Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Democratic Senators have blocked a Republican police reform bill, leaving the legislation dead on the floor of Congress and likely defeating any Federal attempt to address police reform as a whole.

The bill failed before its text ever made it to the floor. Democrats were able to marshal their caucus to defeat a vote designed to bring the issue to the floor for debate and killed the bill 55-45. A total of 60 votes would have been necessary to move the bill forward.

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