Democrats Present Police Reform Bill Amid Nationwide Protests
- Leaders plan vote this month in House, seek GOP support
- Easing lawsuits against police faces Barr opposition
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House and Senate Democrats proposed a sweeping police reform bill on Monday, hoping to turn energy from growing nationwide protests over racial injustice and police misconduct into concrete legal changes that could make it easier to prosecute and sue law enforcement officers.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other top Democrats, before presenting the legislation at a news conference, knelt for 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence to honor George Floyd, whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police has sparked weeks of protest.