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| Senate votes to repeal Washington, DC soft-on-crime police reform bill |
| 2023-05-17 |
| [NYPOST] The Senate voted Tuesday to nullify a soft-on-crime bill introduced by Washington, DC, council members that would have changed rules governing use of force and officer misconduct — the second time in recent weeks Congress has overridden district politicians on public safety legislation.The upper chamber voted 56-43 to repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, which the DC Council passed in December. Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Jon Tester of Montana, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Jacky Rosen of Nevada all voted for the repeal, along with independents Angus King of Maine and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. Manchin, Tester, Rosen, King and Sinema are up for re-election in 2024. The White House said in April that President Biden would veto the bill if it reached his desk. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 The bill is sort of a puppet show. I don’t think that the low level Dems playing bi-partisan in this case are fooling any of their constituents. Manchin looks like he is positioning himself to step into the presidential race once Biden is out. I can’t make heads or tails of Sinema’s plan. If she participates in the Dem primary, her moves make sense. If she is running third party, the Dem vote will split. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-05-17 22:26 |
| #2 They don't want that crime around where THEY live. |
| Posted by: Tom 2023-05-17 11:13 |
| #1 The White House said in April that President Biden would veto the bill if it reached his desk. As a professional courtesy for fellow criminals. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-05-17 07:43 |