why can't senate democrats let us go forward with the scotts bill? all we need is four more democrat votes. if it can happen in the iowa legislature, it ought to be able to happen here. we have a role then to play in the senate, but let's not forget that while we're doing that, we are also encouraging our state partners to also lead the charge in effecting real change. in fact, 50 state legislatures, every municipality ought to be moving forward on police reforms of not only our type but whatever they might think is best for their states or municipalities. i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: the american people have been asked to swallow a number of contradictions over the past few weeks. i have already discussed some of them here on the floor. many citizens were told by their mayors and small religious -- that small religious services were just too dangerous. at the same time, massive political protests were not just allowed but encouraged. americans have been told they should

he introduces along with so many of us, tomorrow. >> i certainly anticipate supporting the bill that tim scott will introduce pretty think i will be an original cosponsor of that bill. i also think even a more speedy way to respond than the legislative process is the executive branch doing what they can, as soon as they can to make a difference. many of you know they need to give advice to departments ask for justice department needs to insist they be in there giving that device that is not the national government taking over police it's the justice department one department with the systemic problem and deciding they are going to help solve the problem. also, i was really glad this morning to see the president talk about policing efforts that deal with mental health and homelessness and addiction in our state we are one of the eight states for the last four years or so that have been treating a number of locations around the state, mental health like all other health, some of the big advocates for that have become our police departments hhs has statistics that indicate in states like missouri

bill. i think store scott thinks his bill could be better, but his bill is not the house bill and the house bill is not going to be the final bill either. what a mistake, mr. president, to walk away from the chance to solve a problem. >> mr. president? >> senatorfi from oklahoma. >> we just finished up a vote on the senate floor will be felt -- fell four votes short of opening debate on a built to deal with police reform. four votes short. we are for votes short of discussing every single republican voted for this and a handful of democrats, , but the vast majority of democrats actually said no, we don't want to debate this bill. we will only debate the pelosi bill when it comes out of the house. well, that's absurd. that, that didn't happen, i can assure you, when speaker boehner was the leader of the house, that the senate said i will tell you what, we will wait and see what ever speaker boehnerak sine over to harry reid and harry reid would say yes, , please, we will take up whatever the banner bill was. that was never done, and they know that. such an odd, and odd, peculiar season in ou

it is a tim scott bill. someone who has personally experienced and felt the very frustration, anger that is being voiced by the american people across the country. he wants a solution. he doesn't want a messaging bill. we want a solution. so, madam president, let me just tell you quickly about a few of the things that are in this bill which i think suggest that it would be really important to get on it, to at least have a debate. one of the most important sections of the bill is the george floyd and walter scott notification act which would correct deficiencies in law enforcement reporting of use of force incidents. right now the f.b.i. national use of force data collection only receives data on about 40% of law enforcement officers, 40%. that needs to change. the only way we can understand the scope of the problems we're facing is to have full and accurate data, a complete data picture that will allow us to pinpoint problems, identify troubled police departments and develop best practices for use of force an

braun: we will the tim scott bill voted on. i believe that -- i believe for republicans and democrats, we have to do something more than the lower hanging fruit we both toeed to joint that comes this discussion of qualified immunity. for business owners, people that come from main street like myself, accountability and transparency are a way of life. for law enforcement, they are grappling with something that has stigmatized their business,

the tim scott bill is close to being finished. i will let you know in the morning what we are going to have judge. >> i want to congratulate cory gardner, steve daines and the others who worke on the great american outdoors act. they will get a big victory the final vote will happen tomorrow on t been working on for a long time. great credit to their effort to get across the finish line. also want to thank tim scott in the groupbf he has been working with on police reforms. i think they havemer amount of good work we are making good progress t i hope we can get a big vote here. it is up to the leader would not get scheduled. i think the substance for that bill is something people worked hard on, have had a lot of consultation leaders in various communities, law enforcement african-american communities it puts together really good balance bill that should have bipartisan support and get enacted into law signed by the president. finally we continue to work on coronavirus relief i think as you all know hearings are going on literal

let's see what tim scott's bill is. i have no idea what's in it. yes? >> why not allow a debate to happen on the floor, rather than potentially blocking it on the front? s >> we haven't made any decisions. we're waiting to see tim scott's bill. [ inaudible ] >> we're all waiting as a caucus to see what's in the bill. yes? >> larry kudlow is one of the major economic advisers to president trump, and he says he doesn't believe there's systemic racism in american society. he's going to help negotiate the next c.a.r.e.s. package with you guys. is it a problem someone -- >> it's a problem he has that belief and too many people in the administration have that belief. we democrats are going to stand firm and it has to deal with the economic racial injustice that is indemic in america. whether it's health care or housing or feeding or anything else. you want to say something, chris? >> i would only refer larry kudlow to the statements to the head of the atlanta bank for the federal reserve, who said very clearly we have systemic racism. >> you've got to be blin

we've shown it on the great american outdoors act and we need to show it on the scott bill. bill. >> this is about making a law, not just making a point. this is not messaging, this is trying to be able to work in the most bipartisan way we can work, get it on the floor and let's have amendments and let's talk to the process. equal justice under the law shouldn't be a partisan issue. a friend of mine and i were talking a couple of weeks ago, his comment was it's not that our founding principles are off, they're right. we're working on trying to be a more perfect union and we have a ways to go on that, and where we find areas where we don't have a more perfect union, we should engage in this. let me give you a couple of examples. senator scott has gone through sections in the bill and a section that first raised to me, what's the possibility of putting grants out there to be able to help more departments to hire black recruiters and help individuals that are coming through training in the police academy to have that ability. where communities and the law enforcement don't matc

mitch mcconnell wants the bill passed quickly. >> this week or early next week, we will turn to the scott bill>> reporter: democrats say there are proposals in the bill they support, but it doesn't go far enough. >> the categories mimic our categories. there might be room to work together. from what i have seen, and i haven't ready the language of the bill, it looks like he takes the teeth out of some of our proposals. >> reporter: cory booker says now the not the time for half measures. >> it's not a time where americans feel a metaphor l knee on justice. >> reporter: and they are putting the final touches on a democratic reform package with a vote expected next week. >>> and four people killed after their suv went over the bridge late last night. c.h.p. says the infinity last control and hit the barrier and went over the edge. it landed in the industrial yard below. the victims were between the ages of 19 and 22. >>> and a group of hospital nurses, staff, and employees demanding changes. they gathered this morning to address what they call the unsafe working conditions at the hospital. nurse

. >> the republicans unveiling their police reform legislation, a bill spearheaded by senator tim scott. >> you support america you support restoring the confidence communities of color have in institutions of authority, we hear you. we are listening to your concerns. >> the bill would create enhanced database for restrictions on chokehold and create new commissions to study law enforcement and race, nancy pelosi slamming the legislation saying, quote, the senate proposal, reporting how transparency and accountability is inadequate. the so-called justice act is not action. the house judiciary committee approving the george floyd justice and policing act that would ban chokehold's, no knock warrant have legal standards to pursue charges for police misconduct. he broke the law, donald trump sounding off on his former national security adviser john bolton in a fox news exclusive interview. >> it comes as the doj ask the court for a temporary restraining order blocking bolton's new book. griff jenkins live in washington dc with excerpts from the tell all. >> juicy ones. it is not even out.

mcconnell to schedule tim scott's bill is a real shift on his part. it is a sign that republicans are feeling the heat. i think it is possibl not likely, but maybe possible, there is actually bipartisan in an election year. robert: yamiche you spoke withe amily members that have been affected by police brutality. do they feel involved enough in these discussions? yamiche: the families that i spoke to with president trump saidnthe presi while he seemed sympathetic to their story which included people being killed by police on the camera and the president listened to those stories but they feel the president's executive order didn't go. and used plat tudes to the brother of everett palmer who died in a pennsylvania jail. the president t saidt person must have been a great person. he was a review. those families cameway the president has kind words but wer past kind words. while the president is looking at these families a not taking into consideration their ideas and qualified immunity which i aal l doctrine which shields officials from being sued of be

scott hardly exists. if index like the expert wrote the bill. the american people know that you do not want progress on the issue if you block the senate from taking it up. they know most police officers are brave and honorable and most protesters are peaceful. and they know the country n nees both. the american people know they do not need history lessons from common criminals who are dragging george washington through the dirt. they know the prayer is no less essential than protests. and they know that a politician that compares the policy disagreement to a brutal murder has just permanently forfeited the moral high ground. some forces are desperate to dividery the country in any way they possibly can. but people of good will and common sense stick together, the radical nonsense will not stand a chance. now that i'm president, on a different matter, the senate doesn't have the luxury of putting the disagreement prevent a needed bipartisan progress on other fronts. while the house has been missing in action on the longest spring break in human

the senate is gridlocked now, after a vote not to advance the senate bill, tim scott's bill. the democratic bill in the house did pass. what the make of the federal piece of this, and is federal legislation and police reform really an effective solution? guest: so i will take the second part first, because it is a great question. a number of other academics who run academic centers recently released a report you can find on our others, that talks about what legislation is needed at the federal, state, and local levels. the federal government is tricky because they have fewer resources to influence local policing than state law, which is a very logical place to do this sort of regulation. but the federal government has tools it doesn't use. the primary tool the federal government has is at touching conditions to funding grants. it gives police departments money and says, if you want the money, you have to do this. that has been ineffective. the other thing congress could do and should do is that under section v of the 14th amendment that guarantees due process and equal protect

now, the question is whether or not they can get senator scott's bill on the floor. mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader, wants to get on that bill next week and the issue is whether or not democrats will filibuster the start of the debate. here's the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> our democratic friends, if they want to make a law and not just try to make a point, i hope they will join us in getting on the bill and trying to move forward. >> republicans need help from democrats breaking a filibuster to start debate. you need 60. republicans initially planned to wait until mid-july to start the debate but republicans changed the schedule just because of how much the ground had shifted politically. there was this demand to move quickly and the house plans to vote on its bill june 25. congressional black caucus bass is chairman. she says lawmakers on both sides are mindful of people protesting in the streets. >> 70% of the u.s. public says we have a problem. the fact that you see republicans moving, you see democrats moving, we've got to do it for the

he indicated the bill written by tim scott is a good foundation. karen bass is the lead sponsor of the bill in the house. she said this morning she thought there was some common ground between senator scott's bill and her piece of legislation but she does not like the executive order that was written by the president yesterday. listen. >> i'm not sure the people are there. when we have people crying out in every state in the country and countries around the world, we have to do something significant. we can't do anything symbolic. >> the bill by republican south carolina senator tim scott does not outright prohibit chokeholds. the house bill does. the senate legislation gives financial incentives to local law enforcement to follow federal law. house democrats also want to create a database to track rogue officers. senate republicans said they may not start the debate until mid-july. there is now an effort to begin that debate next week. johns hopkins university professor points out it's an election year and republicans are mindful of demonstrations

and rebuild it and the way you do that is you start by passing a bipartisan bill that will become law. you look at tim scott's, you look at the democrats, 70, 80% were is in both bills. this is the moment in time that we should rise to the occasion and all my language, and all my work has been simply for that to have a solution the. but with the speaker, it's been all politics putting us on a course for failure. with that, let me open up for questions. yes, ma'am. >> mr. mccarthy, yesterday republicans indicated that the president needs a key strategy and perhaps -- if he wants to win reelection. does he need to change the strategy? >> look, i think the president's best strategies are working to. i know his opponent, biden has not come out. what his plan for the economy? who's best to rebuild this economy? who's best to stand up to china? who's best to put the best days in front of us? i think president trump will win overwhelmingly, simply on that. let's start the debate. i know joe biden wants to fear for abate, he shouldn't fear. let's talk about ideas. what idea has joe biden put out there? the sooner tha

it ends -- in the booker-harris bill, it's not in the scott beale. underlying justice act does not include any real national standard for law enforcement. by contrast a justice of leasing act contains legislation authored to law enforcement trusted integrity act which takes a comprehensive approach in local police organizations can adopt reforms based standards to ensure that this comic will be minimized through training and oversight. that legislation take stepsak to mitigate police violence by designating resources for community development and the transformation of public safety practices. in baltimore and we have ongoing federal partnership with suitable enforcement and the federal justice department following the tragic death of freddie gray junior. this is an example of continued efforts to rebuild trust between communities and police and incurs establishment of effective police models. the legislation i describe provides public safety innovation grants to help communities reimagine and develop concrete just and equitable public safety approach

the tim scott bill addressed so much of this.it's a shame it has been killed by democrats in the senate. >> about ten minutes or so before the house comes in. of course, we'll take you there for a live gavel-to-gavel coverage when they do. until then, more phone calls. jarring, republican, milfred, connecticut, good morning. >> caller: good morning. >> hi, george. >> caller: i wanted to comment on the congress debating or trying to get to debate police reform. and i think if they're looking at the television reporting they should see by the nose on their face that they're looking at the wrong group of people to reform. they need to reform the general public. at least the groups that are doing this demonstrations and violence that it boggles my mind that after george floyd was murdered, and, yes, murdered, there are police that make mistakes, but they have been vilified and are under a lot of stress but it doesn't excuse that in any event. the demonstrate egg came out to the streets calling for justice when anybody who saw the vid

senator scott's bill does not deal with something we've already done. it does not deal with the covid emergency. it does deal very directly with something that we are in the process of doing, the help committee right now is considering the reauthorization of the higher education act. senator scott's proposal dealing with transparency and accountability fits squarely within the discussion that the help committee is currently having about reauthorization of h.e.a., and it's an appropriate and important topic for the committee to grapple with as we work on the h.e.a. reauthorization. but in that sense, i'm a little puzzled because his proposal, there is a venue for his proposal right now in the h.e.a. reauthorization discussion as we go forward, look at what more accountability we would ask of our colleges. i don't think we should jump senator scott's dill ahead of that -- bill ahead of that reauthorization process and impose new restrictions on universities in the middle of this pandemic as we're trying to help them get through covid. and for that and oth

had bipartisan support all along because they are not going to bring up a bill that's going to become law. judge jeanine: tim scott brings up this bill in the senate for police reform, democrats want nothing to do with it. they don't weren't to discuss or debate it. now the bill passes the house. what maps now in the house? that is passed. what happens now? >> well, you know, we are going to wait and see, but there is not a lot of support in the senate for the bill to pass the house because it addresses the probe problem from one perspective. they make a datedda base i have cop who has had a complaint filed against him. they will call and complain on the good cops and that cop's career is sidelined for a year. now the. caller: on a national data base. get the bad cops out. president trump started to address this in making a data base of bad federal cops so they can't go from one department to another. congress ought to follow that lead. judge jeanine: if you can't make a complaint against the cop, then how are we supposed to know if a cop moves from one department to the next? how are you distinguishing between a

if the house passes this bill on thursday and goes to the senate and we deal with senator tim scott's billu heard the chair of the congressional black caucus say that that bill has really no penalties, no incentives and how will the democrats be able to get that bill strengthened and get it to pass a republican-controlled senate. >> that's a good question and representative bass is exactly right and this is the executive order and the republican bill coming out and they're just not serious proposals and the real point from what congresswoman bass needs is you need enforcement and accountability for police. you need more dollars for training and you need to do all of that, but i think that the fact that there are more than three dozen democrats and co-sponsor, ooi'm one of them, course, on the booker harris bill and they're identical to what would pass the house materiels you how serious democrats are and she and you are both right in saying that this is the moment. we've never seen a national effort and a national sentiment and seen this in justice and policing. we've never seen theed pand

senator scott gone through multiple areas in the bill. a section on the bill, a black officer in oklahoma city, what's the possibility putting out grants to help more departments hire black recruiters and help individuals that are coming through the training in the police academy to have that ability. where communities and the law enforcement don't match as far as ethnicity, could the federal government engage and help incentivize. one of the acts of this bill. encouraging more people are color to engage in the community where it's been a challenge at times to say let's break through that and find a way to solve that. we have great assets here even in washington, d.c. museum of african-american history is underutilized to explain the story of what's the relationship between race and law enforcement. it's utilized by some, not most. how can we use that great source to tell the story nationwide as well? it's about transparency, providing information to law enforcement and to individuals. this is about accountability but also about trying to

did a great job with his bill and i think senator scott thinks his bill could be better, but his bill isn't the house bill and the house bill will not be the final bill. either a. what a mistake, mr. president, to walk away from the chance to solve a problem. >> mr. president. >> the senator from oklahoma. >> we passed a vote on the senate floor where we fell four votes short of opening on a bill to deal with police reform. for both the short. we were four votes short of opening the bill to discuss every single republican that voted for this and a handful of democrats, but the vast majority of democrats actually said no. we don't want to debate this bill. we will only debate of public co when it comes out of the house. that is absurd. that didn't happen i can assure you, when the speaker was the leader of the house that the senate is it okay we are going to wait and see whether the speaker sends over and harry reid would say yes please and will take up whatever the bill is. that was never done and they know that. it is such an audit and peculiar aason in the count

we don't want your input and pass it by ourselves and stopped tim scott's bill. they didn't want to make amendments down there. they want to assemble and real fix was ot a emmet till bill into this law enforcement bill which is an embarrassment to say that are 10 years of being involved in a lynching would be the max muslim punishment and put a life sebt sent. democrats are in the majority and i was willing to drop it out. they deposit want that. they wanted assemble and i yield become. mr. roy: the gentleman is who is calling the shots and we would. and i think in all honesty this is a bipartisan problem how to get to back to regular order so we can debate and amend. i would just say as we look at our country right now we need a we are not doing that, just plain and simple. we are not doing our job to debate, vote. we are not standing up for people and defend law enforcement while figuring out people to make sure that liberty and justice is. we are not doing to protect back. youments and push and i yield back but thank of thank you for joining me the time to join

leader mcconnell will move forward with a vote today on the scott bill which is a partisan bill and itdoes not accomplish the objectives of fundamental reform and it's a way in which the republican leader can check a box, but not get anything done. so we need to start with a bipartisan bill. >> but let's dig down a little bit more because when you look at the differences, they're not that vast, right? for instance, both the democratic and gop bills condition federal funding to local police departments on restricting choke holds. the democratic version adds a ban on choke holds by federal officers and most people interact with their local police department. i wonder, is that not a place to find compromise? >> the bills are nowhere near similar, and the scott bill does not provide fundamental changes and it doesn't even outlaw all forms of choke holds and it doesn't provide for the discriminatory profiling and it doesn't deal with qualified immunity and there are so many areas it doesn't deal with fundamental problems with policing in america. so no, we believe, and i must tell you the s

why can't senate democrats let us go forward with the scotts bill? all we need is four more democrat votes. if it can happen in the iowa legislature, it ought to be able to happen here. we have a role then to play in the senate, but let's not forget that while we're doing that, we are also encouraging our state partners to also lead the charge in effecting real change. in fact, 50 state legislatures, every municipality ought to be moving forward on police reforms of not only our type but whatever they might think is best for their states or municipalities. i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: the american people have been asked to swallow a number of contradictions over the past few weeks. i have already discussed some of them here on the floor. many citizens were told by their mayors and small religious -- that small religious services were just too dangerous. at the same time, massive political protests were not just allowed but encouraged. americans have been told they should

senator scott's bill, which as i said mr. staub introduced in the house gets to the heart of the issue without him stringing the men and women who faithfully serve our communities. focus on training, accountability, and transparency. it provides additional training four our law enforcement -- for our law enforcement officers and dee escalation tactics when officers are observing the excessive use of force. it provides more funding for body cameras and the storage of the footage. it prevents bad officers from going department to department and creates an enhanced penalty for the falsifying of police reports. it's a bill with the right answers. a bill that should pass the senate and get signed into law by the president. now is the time for us to come together. as americans and continue to make this country the greatest nation ever. i urge my colleagues to oppose this bill and reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. r. nadler: mr. jordan is corr

i'm not that crazy about senator scott's bill. hink it does what senator harris and booker's bill does particularly with regard to banning choke holds like your bill does. you know, banning no knock warrants, creating a new system of standard on 242, the criminal prosecution. all of that is much stronger than senator scott's bill but i also think there needs to be an open discussion about this. i'm inclined to vote to proceed with debate on the bill. that doesn't mean i'll necessarily vote for the final passage on that bill. i'd like to see it changed. i'd like to see it strengthen because i think the american people want something to p happ. they want something good, something bold, something dramatic. the thing we haven't done is sat down and have the dialogues where we can find common ground on the bills to put something on the senate floor that we know can pass with bipartisan support. >> why do you think there has been this push in the republican conference to get something done here? i mean, do you trust the motives of your c

we expect tomorrow the senate to begin work on senator scott police reform bill known as the justice act. president trump former national security adviser john bolton sits down with the "washington post" today to talk about his book "the room where it happened." that's like one p.m. eastern here on c-span2, at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> and that will go back to the start of the senate today with remarks and i was chuck grassley majority leader mitch mcconnell both of them talked about police reform efforts. this is just shy of 15 minutes. >> we are taking a very important vote tomorrow on a bill called the justice act. i'm proud to cosponsor this police reform bill and also applaud senator tim scott for his leadership in improving police accountability, while at the same time preserving the essential service that law enforcement provides. these are the people that maintain the peace in the respective communities around the united states. now we're ready to work with democrats on police reform. i hope the democrats finally are willing to come to the tab

, the majority position among democrats, that the mcconnell bill doesn't go far enough, the tim scott billat the republican bill is to study again, not ban chokeholds, not limit the immunity that police now enjoy. that said, the republicans are going to say that you guys blocked it. why not let it pass, go to conference, do this through compromise down the road, because this could mark the end of police reform. >> andrea, you're talking common sense. we don't talk much common sense in the united states senate. when you talk about compromise and getting things done together in a bipartisan way, i have seen time after time after time where leader mcconnell either doesn't let a bill go to the floor or he does let it go to the floor, he fells a tree and that's the end of it and he moves on. this is a bigger issue than that. this is an issue we need to deal with and why do we have a bill on the floor right now that basically doesn't do anything, and we're expected to vote on it with assurances that have been broken so many times in the past, oh, yeah, we're going to make it better. why don't we

the truth is senator scott's bill does take a few good steps, like establishing the duty to intervene and making lynching a federal crime. those are issues that i and other democrats would like to work on with senator scott on a comprehensive bill. but that is not what senator mcconnell has put on offer this week. my concern is if the senate takes up the mcconnell bill, it is going to just be business as usual under the republican leader. a short debate cut off arbitrarily, not enough votes and not enough improvements to the actual bill. i just don't believe when millions and millions of americans are demanding more, that business as usual is somehow acceptable. that video of the murder of george floyd at the hands of police stirred a part of america's national consciousness. there had been peaceful protests in all 50 states over the last few weeks calling for us to stamp out racial injustice. people of all ethnicities, of all ages, all genders. it's been a rare display of common purpose and common engagement in america. as senators we have an obligation to respond to that call with s

i am jon scott in for bill and mary. next. >> didn't they say by now that all of this violence and disruption was supposed to end? in new york city, chicago, minneapolis, they are no longer asking if this will ever end about, do we have a ballpark estimate of when it might slow down? all of this at a time of money to police departments around the country have been called into question and at a minimum, there are going to be some cuts. may be substantial ones. how bad is this get? welcome, everybody. i am neil cavuto, and this is "your world." in chicago, they just had

it's just that the democrats believe that senator scott's bill doesn't go nearly far enough.about encouraging and having studies and offering commissions and tying some funding to various best practices, while the democrats want much more out of sort of hard line actions to show that they are making a change and making a specific thing that will actually lead to a positive outcome. there are some major sticking points, including on things like qualified immunity and how far to go when it comes to banning choke holds. i think there's enough common ground that if they wanted to come up with a solution, they could. but right now, this is a little bit of a thorny issue, and especially if president trump decides to get involved and draw red lines, it could be hard for them to come up with a solution, especially since we're so close to an election. some of the parties involved might just say, it's better to just wait for november and see what happens after that. >> and that wouldn't be the first time that happened. chief ramsey, you have a phenomenon now in a number of police depar

the one that affected me the most was senator scott's bill not advancing in the senate. ing, when someone like senator angus king, my favorite senator, supports the discussion, that is a meaningful endorsement for me. but also, this was the first bill to start to try to remedy what i think we call implicit racism is going to take a long time. most of the work will have to be done by individuals within their hearts and minds. but this was a step forward. my concern is that senator scott said this will fade away. this is the kind of social ill that i see within myself, anyway, that is a one day at a time kind of commitment, by the also entailst it progress, not perfection. this was a start that we can build on and rather than -- rather than have the pedestal there and build on it later than cross my arms and say, phooey, i want the perfect product. host: what do you think of the house bill? do you think the house bill was a perfect product? a house bill that i should put out senate republicans are not expected to take up in the coming weeks and months? caller: i actually li

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hurts the soul. >> there is about 80% overlap between what democrats propose an and what senator scott's billroposes. that is a lot of common ground. reporter: senator durbin's office said durbin apologized to senator scott for his word choice but when it comes to common ground between what is in the house bill, and what is in the senate bill time is of the essence because leader mcconnell says he wants this bill to hit the floor next week. they want to get it passed before the 4th of july recess. liz? elizabeth: hillary, thank you for your reporting. to another big story today, the justice department backing legislation chipping aat federal protection from lawsuits that media a giants and facebook and google enjoy about they censor political speech they don't agree with including other reasons as well. we have top republicans including senator ted cruz and marsha blackburn raising fire engine red alarms that americans are not getting balanced information an balanced news reporting on the internet because internet companies like facebook, google and twitter are censoring conservatives. we hav

bill. senator tim scott is expected to release his bill some time tomorrow. it's unclear, bill, if democrats will filibuster the gop plan. >> bill: okay, we will see that one when it comes to it. what's the latest on a police reform bill in the house? >> right, exactly. they are going to start to right this in tomorrow in committee. it's called a mark-up where they actually put the bill together, go line by line. steny hoyer the house majority leader has indicated they are going to vote on this bill on the 25th of june. democrats in the house are very concerned about this executive order by president trump. they say it's insufficient. here is the main architect of the bill in the house of representatives, karen bass, she is the chair of the congressional black caucus. >> we have to do something significant. we can't do anything symbolic. we can't say what we're going to do now is study chokeholds and study this and study that we need to take action. >> mitch mcconnell says that the house bill is going nowhere. he believes this is kind of a federal overreach b

take us through your bill and what you've heard about tim scott's republican bill. where is there common ground? >> well, our bill clearly is designed to be transformative in basically changing the accountability measures both on the criminal side, on the transparency side as well as on the civil rights side, to ensure that if you have a rogue police officer that is abusive, that is violent, that engages in brutality, that they are held accountable under the law. that is the only way that change will be brought about. we'll see what the proposal is on the republican senate side, but it does not appear to be anchored in anything truly transformative. >> your bill won't have the opportunity to transform anything unless you can get it signed into law. if there were, let's say, two things, two things that you could work from your bill into the senate version, what's the most important? >> well, the national use of force standard that we established in our bill, which is anchored in the principle that deescalation tactics should be used in the first instance, and that de

senator scott have gone through different areas in the bill.here's a section that a black police officer said what's the possibility of putting grants out there to be able to help more departments hire black recruiters? and then to be able to help individuals that are coming through the training in the police academy to have that ability, where communities and the law enforcement don't match as far as ethnicity could the federal government engage into helping to insent vise that. how are we encouraging more people of color to be able to engage in communities of color to say let's break through that to be able to solve that. we have great assets here. even in washington, d.c. the museum of african-american history is here. it's underutilized to be able to explain the story of what's the relationship between race and law enforcement? it's utilized by some, but not by most. this is a way to be able to incentivize. how can we use that great resource to be able to tell the story nationwide as well. this is about transparency and trying to provide in

incredibly, they began knocking this bill authored by senator tim scott of south carolina with many of us as original cosponsors, they began knocking this bill before they ever read it, before they knew what was in it, they attacked it before it was released while the bill was still in the process of being written, they were attacking it. then senator tim scott unveiled the legislation. and almost immediately the democrats decided to agonize over whether to block it. agonizing over allowing a debate on the floor of the united states senate. agonizing over a debate. you hear them in the halls. i don't know, should we get on it? shouldn't we get on it? what was the issue? racial justice. we need to be focused on that and discussing it and passing meaningful legislation that will make measurable progress. shouldn't be a tough call, madam president. senator schumer came and he said hey, you should have a bill on the floor by july 4. here we are. it's before july 4. brought the bill. 70% overlap in agreement of what the house has to offer. here we are and yet senator schumer is telling his

senator tim scott's bill. every one of them was 100% behind what was in that bill. now, a lot of it they already do. they ban choke-holds, they're way ahead of a lot of different departments. there are some things in this bill they agree with. but there are also 100% -- they are also 100% against this bill. 100% of the police chiefs i met with in my district, which was virtually all but a couple of departments, were against this bill and the way it's written right now. and the one thing that they asked for me to portray is, let's not paint all law enforcement with a broad brush. those police officers who are risking their lives, the good ones, they feel like they're getting kicked in the rear end by the politicians, at the federal and local level. they want us to work together, they want to see us work together. if we're going to call for unity in this nation, then we better start right here. instead of trying to ramrod a political bill that is not going to go anywhere and we know we should be here working ogether to get something done. that, mr. speaker, is what i

led by tim scott, the gop did just that. democrats blocked the bill calling it unserious and senator scott is speaking out. chad program reports from capitol hill tonight. >> reporter: tim scott is the only black republican in the senate, capital police are investigating file messages left on his office voicemail. and tapes obtained by fox one collar referred to him as uncle tim. another said joke on his tongue. senate democrats filibustered scott's bill but does it maintain legal protections accused of abuse and didn't bar chokehold. >> here is the truth. detroit, atlanta, minneapolis, los angeles, philadelphia, all these cities could have bands chokehold themselves, could increase police reporting themselves, all these communities have been run by democrats for decades, decades. >> reporter: the houseboat on the democratic bill to reform police thursday while nancy pelosi criticized scott's police reform proposal. >> they were trying to get away with murder, the murder of george lloyd. >> reporter: pelosi stood by her accusations. >> senate republic

shortly tomorrow, are 200 and judge and let me turn to the cloture on the motion to proceed to the scott bill. i hope none of you are falling for this nonsense that somehow our democratic colleagues would be disadvantaged by getting on the bill. i read that several of them said we don't trust mitch mcconnell. they don'thave to trust me . because the way the process works is quite simple and i hope you won't fall for that nonsense . once you get onthe bill , if you conclude you've been treated unfairly, you don't have to get off the bill area it takes 60 votes to pass the bill like this in the senate. so they don't have to trust me when i say i want an open amendment process . i mean it but if they don't feel like they had a fair treatment, their remedy is to refuse to finish thebill . so there's literally no harm done by debating this important topic. one of our colleagues senator tim scott has spent an enormous amount of time on this . he has personally experienced the kind of treatment that produced an interest in addressing this issue at the federal level. and so i want to call on senator

we can do that with the cares act and on the scott bill. >> this is about making a law. and to work in the most bipartisan way get it on the floor. equal justice under the law should not be partisan. a friend of mine have been talking with the founding principles you are right we are still working we have a ways to go to have a more perfect union so let me give you a couple of examples a black police officer first raised with me to say what is the possibility to hire recruiters and then help individuals that are coming to the training and the police academy and where they don't match as far as ethnicity could they engage to incentivize that. that is one aspect how we are encouraging more people of color to engage in the community and even in washington dc of african-american history to be underutilized to explain the story of the relationship between race and law enforcement this is the way to incentivize and then to tell the story nationwide. and then to provide information it's about accountability and if we can have equal justice under the law and then to be pro- amer