there is no way that we emerge with a bill if this is the base bill, plain and simple. and no one has outlined the process by which that would happen. take the ten or 12 issues, ten or 12 issues that are not in this bill in a significant way. i don't know if any would pass on amendment. the way to pass bills in the senate, major bills, let me just say, when mcconnell scheduled a vote this week, he led the senate into a cul-de-sac, a dead end, a bridge to nowhere and he knew it, there is no way a bill emerges from this process. all 100 senators know how the senate works when leader mcconnell wants to make a law rather than score partisan points. you start out with a bipartisan process, drafting a partisan bill, jumping on the for and say take it or leave it with getting the burden of tough issues offer republican shoulders without doing anything. democrats, we are serious about getting something meaningful. we believe there is a path to get something done as a bipartisan bill a base bill, that has a good chance of passing from the get-go and you have an amendment process

a republican bill and the democratic bill. it is about taking meaningful action that will create change. the bill leader mcconnell wants to put on the floor is called thejustice act . it belies its name because it does not in any way even serve as a starting point or even a baseline for negotiation. the american people are not in the streets chanting we want more data. we want more data. the american people are not in the streets chanting give us a commission, give us a commission. we know the data. we have had commissions from the turner report all the way to the 21st century task force on policing. what we are hearing a demand for from the voices all over our country including leaders in police department through mayors to local leaders to activists is real accountability that if you do something wrong in america there will be consequences. that no one is above the law. that we in this country will make sure that those who represent law enforcement do so in a way that accords with our common values and our common ideals d. i

that is included in our bill it is not included in thehe republican bill. instead what they offer our commissions, data collection, and a couple of other criminal offenses, each of which are consideration which should not be enough to divert us from our goal. i am going to complete by saying i feel blessed to be here in the united states senate at this moment inl history. i feel fortunate to have a chance, with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, to change the history of this country in the right direction. my goodness, it is so long overdue. after all of these 400 years of slavery when it first came to our shore and the greed and racism that fed it it's an insidious original sin in our country. now is our chance to do something in our generation to make a difference for the future generations to march in the street and look to usnt for real change. madam president i yelled. >> madam president. >> senator from hawaii is recognized. >> madams president i share these strong words position my wonderful colleague who spoke before me just now. senators har

vote for this bill to promote tolerance. vote for this bill to restore peace. to the families and victims and entire communities that live in fear. and vote for this bill to preserve our union as not only a union of states but a nation of free people united in our common pursuit of justice and opportunity for all. the people's house needs to do its job for all the people. this is not an anti-police bill. it is a bill that cries out for whatever our discipline including members of congress, that we act consistent with the law, consistent with the constitution and consistent with our moral values. we will not leave these words to only be insubscribed in wood but enshined in our hearts and in our laws. union, justice, tolerance, peace and liberty. not for some, but for all. those are neither democratic principles nor republican ones. these are american principles. these are in many ways unique principles honored by its country in its rhetoric. this bill is to honor those in its reality. that is why all who believe in these principles should vote for this bill. and

he knows how to pass a bill. he set up something here so it wouldn't pass and the blame more than on anyone else falls on mcconnell's shoulders for not being a straight shooter on this one. but i think now there's real chance that he failed at his gambit that the people in his caucus and more importantly, the people of america, will put pressure, moral pressure. political pressure. every kind of pressure on him, and he may come back and say, let's negotiate a good bill. that's our hope, our prayer and what we will work for. >> what's your reaction, do you think it was appropriate for speaker pelosi to say that republicans are quote, getting away with murder? sen. schumer: pelosi's answered that question herself, and what she said was fine with me. yes. >> and to follow up on sarah's question. do you think that it's still possible that we could see a police reform bill this caucus? sen. schumer: yes, a better chance than people think. because kids are out there in the streets. adults are out there in the streets.

this reform bill is serious. this reform bill is significant. this reform bill is substantial. and we should pass it, madam president. at a minimum we should at least debate it on the floor of the united states senate. democrats plan to filibuster simply debating the bill. they should be held accountable by the very american people that they claim they are looking to help, claim they are looking to help when they have an opportunity to help those american people, all the american people when we vote tomorrow. so i urge my senate democrat colleagues, do not filibuster this historic bill. this is a wonderful opportunity to move our country ahead. we can build on the progress of the last four years, opportunity zones, permanent funding for historically black colleges and universities, the first step act. let's build on this record, madam president. let's debate, let's amend as we see fit, and then let us pass the justice act and send it to that conference committee that speaker pelosi talks about and then send a bill to the president of the united states and have it signed into la

unlike the republican policing bill, the justice in policing act will fully ban choke holds. the justice in policing act will ban no-knock warrants in federal cases, not just study them like the republican bill. and unlike the republican bill, the justice in policing act will bring sorely needed accountability to police officers who are guilty of misconduct, including qualified immunity reform, use-of-force standards and policies to end racial profiling. my republican colleagues should look to the house today if they want to see what a serious attempt at policing reform looks like, and if they want to understand why their bill failed to earn enough votes to proceed yesterday. the republican policing reform bill failed because it wasn't a serious enough effort at reform. the legislation itself was so thread-bare, so weak and so narrow, it could hardly be considered a instructive starting -- a constructive starting point. that's why 138 civil rights organizations who want nothing more to see progress on these issues, strongly urged senators to oppose the republican bill. that's

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. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: we just finished up a vote on the senate floor where we fell four votes short of opening debate on a bill to deal with police reform. four votes short. we are four votes short of opening debate to discussing every -- to 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 didn't happen, i can assure you, when speaker boehner was the leader of the house that the senate said i tell you what, we're going to wait and see whatever speaker boehner sends over to harry reid and harry reid would say oh, yes, please, we'll take up whatever the boehner bill is. that was never done, and they know that. it's such an odd -- an

of the bill. it has easy person to provide like to do. most people standing here at this news events today have never heard something that members of congress use to say i'm going to vote for this bill today and work to make it better in the conference. if ed% of what you want is in a bill that can pass, you go to conference and hope maybe 90% of what you want is your second vote. you vote once on the house or the senate version of the bill and then vote again on the conference part of the bill. everybody here that took a civics class remembers it was the house passes bill to the senate passes the bill, they go to conference both sides vote again on the conference report and it goes to the president. we have gotten so bogged down in making political planes that nobody wants to make the law. we've gotten so bogged down nobody wants to have the compromises and essence of democracy. one site has a bill they are proud of and we have a bill we are proud of and that could go to conference and that could

the republican bill has a new program to mandate the use of body cameras. so mr. president congress already created that program ago. the appropriations committee is defending it this is not something new. the republican bill would to change behaviors for those introduced by senators booker and harris change those behaviors they don't say here do it but you have to do it. they banned the choke holds. and then to evade accountability even when the court with constitutional rights. and to violate someone's aconstitutional rights to protected group. the republican bill does nothing to address racial profiling it does nothing to ensure that deadly force someone who is running away and also does nothing for local law enforcement agencies and then the civil liberties. and that trump administration and then consent decrees for positive o change that's why the booker harris billot strengthens these investigations at the local and state level and in return the booker harris bill has real accountability and transparency but the fact the majority leader will not allow tthe s

that was a strong bipartisan bill. it wasn't easy, but senator durbin and i and democrats and other republicans on -- in addition to the two of us, we found a path forward and are giving thousands of americans a chance to improve their lives when they leave prison. i'm frustrated that the state can't consider this justice act, but i promise iowans and the american people that this partisan exercise doesn't represent my last hope for meaningful change. i stand ready to work with any democrat or any republican on the issue of police reform, and for sure, i am not alone in the willingness to do that. in fact, at the judiciary committee just last week, the issue was police use of force and community relations. at that meeting chairman graham indicated that he wants to hold moore hearings on this issue. so i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to not let today's vote be the end of the story. there is and has been an evergreen issue. george floyd's murder as the spark that ignited a national outcry. we must rise to

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 our country politically and a painful season in o

that's what's in the senate bill. but in this bill it outright bans it. the police officers have said don't take that option off the table, because if you take that option off the table, we will be forced to shoot someone, which i believe is the opposite of what we want to do. also, eliminating no-knock warrants. the officers want you to know that no-knock warrants have to go through a court. they have to go through a judge. and that often they are used when going after drug cartels that are heavily armed and you need the element of surprise. so banning them would possibly hurt law enforcement officers and the drugs would be taken away. they also are concerned about the outright banning in this bill of law enforcement agencies getting surplus military equipment at little or no cost. and they said they don't use this equipment to ride down the roads like showing military force. in arizona they often use this equipment when there's flash floods and they need to rescue people, or they need to clear roads. it's disappointing that we can't have a bipartisan bi

appreciate you. >> thank you. >> bill: thanks for coming on the north lawn. >> thanks, bill. >> bill: deputy chief of staff george george w. bush and fox news contributor. what did you think about that information, karl? >> that was packed with a lot of information gone through quickly. congratulations to both of you for keeping it on track. >> bill: so we're on track, right? here is the "new york post" today from earlier. this is fine screen right, this is dangerous screen left. what you are seeing is a rally in brooklyn, new york i do believe. and seeing folks drinking having a beer on a sidewalk on a saturday afternoon. some could apply this same logic to rallies and conventions. do you think that's what is at play in america now? >> we have seen a lot of hypocrisy here. val demings, congresswoman from florida who is under consideration for joe biden's running mate said she participated in the washington, d.c. march and it's hope and optimism. she then attacked holding a rally as being a threat to the health of the entire country, end quote. so, you know, we are likely to see this,

statehood bill. this is an issue that goes back to frankly 1788 when maryland was the first state to be asked, and to portion, a portion of it state to be used by the federal capital. virginia did the same. they sought schooley had their land withdrawn from that, this is maryland land, and it is historic in the sense, first, we passed, the first time we passed a statehood bill. secondly, we believe we are the only nation in the free world that has a democracy whose citizens do not have a voting member in the parliament, in our case, the congress, who live in the city capital, in the state, excuse me, in the nation's capital. that is unacceptable, undemocratic and unworthy of our democracy. so i'm hopeful that we will see a very, very good vote. i know that we will get the overwhelming majority of democrats, sufficient to pass the bill, but i would certainly help a large number of republicans would also show their respect for the people of the district of columbia, which 700,000 plus, , larger than tw

bill. in fact, an alternative was offered by my colleagues, republican colleagues, in committee where we considered 300 amendments and they had one that was a substitute. it wouldn't reduce carbon pollution by one ounce. there is no crisis. there is no cry mat change. donald trump said so. you can't cross the guy. so we wove the climate change provisions throughout this bill. they complained it's not bipartisan. we have a disagreement in principle -- principal, and you can't compromise on principal. we are going deal with the largest source of carbon pollution in the united states of america here and now today this week we are starting. we have delayed too long. we are already a at dangerous levels. and -- we are also at dangerous levels. and also going to deal with systemic racism and secretary of transportation -- scragse. in lowering parts of the -- scrim nation. in lowering parts of the bill that december with houses, transportation. one particular provision that's critical to the trans

of that bill you do support, but you ended up voting against sending that bill to the house floor. why? guest: because of the provisions in it that basically federalize all local police departments. my views on this were shaped years ago when i worked for the legendary chief of the los angeles police department, ed davis, and the period he was chief while crime was widened nationally by 50%, he drove it down in los angeles. did

i will see you on "the five" how was your weekend, bill hemmer? >> bill: fantastic. and you? >> dana: all good. >> bill: see you at 5:00, dan dana. here we go. ♪ good monday, everybody. i am bill hemmer as we begin a brand-new week checking several big stories, getting were just a moment ago that the atlanta mayor will hold a press conference in 30 minutes. we will carry that live for you. meanwhile, we are about to hear from the president, protests for police reform sweeping the nation. the president speaks at any moment during a roundtable and protecting seniors at the white house. there is outrage and calls for a change growing after a another police officer-involved shooting with a 27-year-old african-american man in atlanta. the white house says that the president will announce an executive order on police and community reform tomorrow. we are covering all of this. from every angle. steve and ted, kristin fisher beginning this hour from the white house. good afternoon. >> good afternoon, bill, this executive order will likely be signed as early as tomorrow. the exact d

when it's a junkie bill, when it's a bill that -- a junky bill, when it's a bill that doesn't go far enough at all, why don't we put a good bill on the floor that can pass? let me read what the leadership council on civil rights said. they have had a hand in drafting every meaningful piece of legislation passed in congress in the last few years. this bill, the justice bill, the republican bill is an inadequate response to the decades of pain, hardship, and devastation that black people have and continue to endure as a result of systematic racism and lax policies that fail to hold police accountable for misconduct. this bill, the civil rights conference continues, falls woefully short of the comprehensive reform needed to address the current policing policies, the current policing crisis, and achieve meaningful reform. listen to this sentence from 136 civil rights organizations about this bill that leader mcconnell has put on the floor. it is deeply problematic to meet this moment with a menial incremental approach that offers more funding to police and few policies to effectively add

but this bill will not do that. it would expand the meaning to include any bodily injury including a cut, abrasion or bruise, physical pain, illness or any other injury to the body no matter how temporary. mr. president, words have meaning. it would be a disgrace to declare that a bruise is lynching, that and the abrasion is lynching, any injury to the body no matter how temporary is on par with the atrocities done who were killed for no reason other than they were black.er to do that would demean their memory and achieving the legacy in the country. to be clear, the bill doesn't make it [inaudible] murdering on race or conspiring to do so is now illegal under federal law. it is already a federal crime and it's already a hate crime. we have had federal hate crimes statute's for over 50 years and it's been a federal crime to murder someone because of their race for over a decade. it's already a crime in 50 states. in fact rather than consider a good intentions symbolic bill, the senate could immediately consider addr

we have a bill? a bill that addresses all of these issues? a bill that's ready to come for debate? yet again, the democrats are threatening and are likely tomorrow to vote one after another after another to go up and vote no to even begin debate on the bill. incredibly, they began knocking this bill off south carolina, with many of us as original cosponsors, they began knocking this bill before they ever read it. before they knew what wasn't 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 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 debate you here in the hall should be get on shouldn't we get on it? and what was the issue? we need to be focused on that and discussing and passing meaningful legislation that will make measurable progress. it should not be a tough call, madam president. patient have a bill on the floor by july 4. here we a

this is not just a message bill. this is a bill that we need to pass into law. right after we introduced it, i heard from many of my republican colleagues. we were in discussions over the weekend. i talked to kevin mccarthy, the republican leader. we go back to sacramento days. there is tremendous interest and we have to strike while the iron is hot. jonathan: when i talked to you last week, you mentioned to me that various aspects of this bill have been sought after, particularly by the congressional black caucus, for the last 40 years. when the bill goes for markup in the judiciary committee, do you have any indicator of which pieces will come out of committee, or is the goal to get all of it out of committee on wednesday? chairwoman bass: this bill will be passed out of committee on wednesday, all of it together. i'm hoping that some of my republican colleagues come on board, but i think it is too soon for them. i would love to say we would have republican support, but i do think it is going to take a little time. next week we will pass it off the floor. i'm

senate bill 3912. if i had to describe it in one bill or one word, i should say, describe the bill in one word, it would be accountability. and i think it's a big difference between that bill, the justice and policing act, and the bill offered by the majority. accountability is vital. it's essential. we cannot move forward and say that we've done something substantial to bring about justice to advance the cause of justice unless there's accountability. the bill also has very strong transparency provisions, as well as a long menu of actions we can take to improve police practices in a meaningful way. let me start with accountability. and we talk about accountability, we're talking about constitutional violations, preventing those violations and holding those accountable that engage in constitutional violations. we could, for example, revise 18 united states code section 242. it's right now as a matter of law, a violation of law for any law enforcement officer to willfully deprive a person of any right p

bill. the clerk: union calendar number bill to amend a the patient protection and ffordable care act to provide for an improved health insurance affordability fund, to provide certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution amendment eu of the in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on nergy and commerce printed in this bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute text of the rules 116-56 modified by the amendment printed in part 116-436 is eport bill, as d the amended, is considered as read. bill, as amended, shall be debatable for three hours among the ided controlled respective chairs and ranking minority members of the on education and labor, energy and commerce, and means.d the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, and the gentlewoman from ms. foxx, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, the gentleman from mr. walden, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. neal, and

senate passes a bill. that's why you have two houses. then they have to get together and achieve some compromise. the democrats, in the face of demands from the public here in the house of representatives certainly could not have afforded to pass the weak bill that the senate has passed. i think we will have the upper hand, but as is usually the case when the house and the senate disagree, we will sit down and we will come to some kind of a compromise. most often is the case where there's no republican bill. i'm cheered by the fact that at least we have something to negotiate, particularly when we consider how few bills have been coming forward this session because of the coronavirus. >> congresswoman, stand by for me just a moment. we want to show this image of president trump and first lady melania trump. they are at the korean war memorial there in washington, d.c. today marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the korean war. it started on june 25th, 1950. the president and first lady there laying a

vote for this bill to promote tolerance. vote for this bill to restore peace. to the families and victims and entire communities that live in fear. and vote for this bill to preserve our union as not only a union of states but a nation of free people united in our common pursuit of justice and opportunity for all. the people's house needs to do its job for all the people. this is not an anti-police bill. it is a bill that cries out for whatever our discipline including members of congress, that we act consistent with the law, consistent with the constitution and consistent with our moral values. we will not leave these words to only be insubscribed in wood but enshined in our hearts and in our laws. union, justice, tolerance, peace and liberty. not for some, but for all. those are neither democratic principles nor republican ones. these are american principles. these are in many ways unique principles honored by its country in its rhetoric. this bill is to honor those in its reality. that is why all who believe in these principles should vote for this bill. and

he apparently has not read the bill. that provision is in the bill. i suggest you read the bill. minutes to the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. jackson lee: they are being persistent in the language why process for them is more important than saving lives. i answer the question with a little book called the constitution of the united states, which on this day we hope we will make it holier and more potent for the large numbers of african-american men and women that have seen the brunt of racial profiling and police brutality. now let me be very clear in the opening of this constitution, it tracks the language that says we are created for a more perfect union. centuries later, dr. martin luther king asked the question why we can't wait to be allowed to be full citizens in this nation as african-americans. he also said now is the time. when a member asks me about the moment of this bill this day, i said, there are few seismic moments on the fleer of the house, few catastrophic earthquake moments that change and sav

this bill includes a provision in the bill that is the bill that i have been advocating with my colleagues, john lewis and mark veasey, for some time now to ensure all states that expand medicaid coverage receive an equal federal match for expansion regardless of when they expanded. that means the 14 states like alabama that i represent could expand medicaid and get oak wall -- equal federal coverage in their match. this provision incentivizes medicaid expansion because it would help 113 million americans living in nonexpansion states n my state alone over 300,000 more alabamans would provide coverage for medicaid if we had this bill pass. the writing is on the wall and the facts are clear. premiums and health care costs are higher in states that haven't expanded medicaid, over 70% of the rural hospital closures are in states that have not expanded medicaid. the public health emergency and economic crisis we are currently facing means that more uninsured and unemployed constituents are more vullnefrpblt let's pass this legislation t will not overwhelm expand medicaid and give medicaid expa

has read the bill. i see another editorial that says don't do this. so finally it's the who. i have dealt with the problem and is a black man i get the flu that's one of the reasons why went to senator mcconnell and set i want to leave the conversation who has experienced first-hand racial discrimination and racial profiling by law enforcement but im your guy because this is my issue. as a poor kid growing up in a poor neighborhood and i might not come back. this is a serious issue for every single kid this is the issue not the legislative issue but do we matter we had an opportunity for as long as it takes and as many as amendments as it takes to get to the issue that says yes you matter but 56 people said yes. for short. for short. to say yes to having enough information to direct training and resources in such a way that we could hold people accountable and to say yes to having a powerful tool to have chokehold's. but that is the problem by the way. and then as united states senator i experience that

bill to the senate floor. the justice act. but my problem with ithe is despiteds the name and a lot of the words we are hearing on the other side, it does not get us to where we need to be. in this moment is people are still marching and demanding more from change, we cannot confront these urgent issues with half measures or equivocation. i haveat serious concerns this bill does not respond to the nationwide call for justice. on like the justice and policing act that is going to pass the house, the bill we are considering here in the senate lacks critical reforms topr strengthen pattern and practice investigation reform that's urgently needed after we all saw the video of the police officers standing right next toh whether george floyd pinned down, pinned to the ground. i call on the department of justice with 26 other senators to conduct a full-scale investigation into the patterns and practices of the minneapolis police department and any bill which could sitter has the authority and the resources they need

that's why this bill was not sent to committee but put on the floor. so i don't view that respond i get that senator scott and i h appreciate what he said i represent the majority of my colleagues in the committee that's already stacking the deck trade. >> will continue this off the floor but i told the senator from maryland so get out of his way faster.mr thank you for the question for. >> madam president i hope today's events in the senate will not soon be forgotten. not forgotten by the american people. over the last few months it is an understatement to say that our country has experienced unprecedented physical, financial, and social turbulenc turbulence. from the pandemic to the economic challenges that came on its heels to the widespread protest against racial injustice. the needs of our country bushould have transcended politics. but unfortunately, that does not seen the caseu today. you know, we have been on a pretty good run. republicans and democrats had put aside our differences to have bold and transformative legislation to support the nat

the bill. they don't banjo cold on the local level or the state level, of thing called the constitution, they can't banjo colds, eric gardner's situation would not have been cured by their ban on show colds because it was for federal agents, to banjo colds for federal agents and what else did we do? we said we would reduce funding by 10%. our penalty, the ability of the other side, this was supposed to be an issue. mister president, i am not sure we have found the issue. not our duty to intervene or data collection, i said on show colds, at their meeting with them, the definition of chokehold's, when you think of chokehold you think of a chokehold but there is a distinction of the carotid airflow versus blood flow. i covered one and not the other. you have an amendment i will vote for it, we will change it. we are not here. to talk about that. if we are not here to debate the issue on the motion to proceed, not to fix 50% or 70% of the bill but literally slivers slide changes on parts of the bi

i'm for the bill. i'm asking unanimous consent to pass the bill today with one amendment that just says let's be careful not to arrest people for slapping someone or not to arrest somebody who pushes into someone and get them ten years in prison. this isn't about someone trying to kill another person or someone attempting bodily harm. those people would be included in this language even if they did not have a mark on the person. but if they were rounding them up, tying them up or throwing a rope over a tree that's attempted murder and still be included in this bill even without a mark on them. what we have to preclude and trying to preclude is the bill doesn't get used for the wrong purposes. we're on the same side about who we want to punish and who we should prevent. and we're also on the same side on the symbolism of this, but we can't pass laws that do exactly what all of us have said is wrong with our penal system, all the unintended consequences. there is one here, and i ask in a very polite way,

reform bill yet this year? >> think there's a better chance than you think prayed the kids are in the streets the adults are in the streets, american goes moral -- we are a moral country fundamentally we get off-track all the time. we often rise to the occasion. i think the senate can as long as mitch mcconnell sees the light. yes? relate what you're going to do next today are you going to reach out to majority leader mcconnell? >> we are certainly going to try to talk -- many of us will talk with her publican colleagues on the path forward. thank you everybody. [background noises] >> at the same time of minority leadership mers news conference south carolina tim scott came to the floor to discuss his police reform legislation in his frustration that senate democrats blocked debate from getting started. he was joined by fellow senators david perdue, tim kaine, and ben sasse. >> i said in strong support and solidarity with my colleague and good friend of south carolina, tim scott. mfive years ago. [inaudible] th

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 build that more perfect younion we can hav. equal justice under the law, have it for all people and senator scott mentioned before, not to be pro-law enforcement or pro-communities of color but pro-american in the process. >> one, i want to thank tim for taking on this task, for all of us. he's the right person at the right time, and god has plan for you and you're fulfilling that plan. trying to bring us t

both bills. both bills would seek to increase a the use of body cames one by state and local law enforcement. both bills. both bills containtapr provisios designed to enhance transparency misconduct by law enforcement officers. both bills. both bills include provisions designed to limit the use of chokehold by federal, state and local law enforcement though the two statutes do differ in the breadth and approach. what happens when we differ in the house? we go to comfort him and work out our differences. we are not having a chance today. given these areas of common grantee should be easy for us to come together and, to pass that motion to begin the debate on the senate floor. that's what we're supposed to do. there are major differences, a few major differences in the bill, and this is where i think the american people would have really tuned in to debate. we know there's a difference on qualified immunity. let's have a debate. let's have a debate. had we moved forward i think we could've ended up

bill. we will show you minority leader, chuck shumer's briefing, shortly after the vote ended. ok, thank you all for coming. and i want to thank senators durbin, booker, and harris for joining me today. now, senate democrats just sent a very clear signal that the senate republican justice act lacks the substance and the strong, desperately needed reforms to stop police brutality against black americans. this bill lost, because it was woefully inadequate. it never would have passed, and mcconnell provided no path to improve it. so it was going to lose. the minute he put it together, and the more cynical among us would say that is why he did it. and, we were overwhelmingly supported by the entire civil rights community. i have a letter here signed by 136 civil rights organizations. and i want to read you how they characterize the bill that leader mcconnell put on the floor. this bill woefully falls short of the comprehensive reform needed to address the current policing crisis and achieve mea

perhaps passing phony 20-dollar bill. twenty-dollar bill. i think the image still sticks with most of us, and the eight minutes and 46 seconds as george floydie died, all the people begging the policeman to stop. imploring him, please floyd was crying out that i can't breathe. mentioning his mother's name and those desperate final moments of his life. in the patrolman stared into the video camera. with this cold hard eyes. we cannot escape the reality of the video moment and the impact that it has had on americans. and beyond. george floyd image and name are now the subject of rallies not just across america but around the world. in my own home state of illinois it is understandable. in cities like chicago, diverse populations, african-americans, who know what it is like to be the object of racial discrimination when it comes toa law enforcement. but what is amazed me and my home state and many other places for my colleagues, is this just not a conversation in the big cities of america. this last sunday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock, when new je

they are passing a bill this week, sending it over to us, a serious bill. i'm proud to be a cosponsor of the senate version with our leaders, senator booker, senator harris. but they are serious about passing the justice in policing act. senate democrats are serious. mitch mcconnell and senate republicans must be serious, too. this is the moment, this is the moment for us to be serious together and address this in a big, profound, systemic way. eric, michael, freddie, breonna, george, rayshard, and all of those that are no longer with us , as well as all of those marching, marching, marching and speaking up, deserve nothing less than our best at this moment. they deserve a serious bipartisan effort. that's what i support. that's what my democratic colleagues support. we know it takes sitting down and listening to each other. it takes working out differences, but that's the only way change happens, and we are willing to put in whatever time and effort it takes to make that happen, and that's what we're going to continue to fight for. thank you, mr. president

vote for this bill to promote tolerance. vote for this bill to restore peace. to the families and victims and entire communities that live in fear. and vote for this bill to preserve our union as not only a union of states but a nation of free people united in our common pursuit of justice and opportunity for all. the people's house needs to do its job for all the people. this is not an anti-police bill. it is a bill that cries out for whatever our discipline including members of congress, that we act consistent with the law, consistent with the constitution and consistent with our moral values. we will not leave these words to only be insubscribed in wood but enshined in our hearts and in our laws. union, justice, tolerance, peace and liberty. not for some, but for all. those are neither democratic principles nor republican ones. these are american principles. these are in many ways unique principles honored by its country in its rhetoric. this bill is to honor those in its reality. that is why all who believe in these principles should vote for this bill. and

its bill of fare. the place is called kungsholm. >> kungsholm was a swedish smorgasbord and a puppet theater all in one. >> steve golden was six when he saw his first show at the kungsholm. that led to a lifelong career as a professional puppeteer, who also handles purchases and acquisitions for the northwest puppet center in seattle. so, steve's childhood experience at the kungsholm left an impression. >> you came to the restaurant and you were given a complementary ticket to the puppet miniature grand opera. >> was it an institution in chicago? >> oh, was it ever? to go there was a highlight of a day. >> how fabulous. opera stars and socialites flocked to see kungsholm puppets perform arias from operas such as "madame butterfly" or "the barber of seville." so, 14-year-old bill fosser takes his best handmade puppet and talks his way into a summer job at the theater. soon, he, too, is hooked for life. he becomes an expert puppetmaker and patents a design for a puppet with more natural body movements th

as one bill. now, having said that, if senator wyden or anybody else would like to sit down with senator carper and i and make some improvements to the bill, i'm more than happy to do this. and to do that. i don't speak for my good friend and mentor, senator carper, but i know he would share my feelings. and i would extend that courtesy to senator wyden and to any other senator that would like to make some changes. but let me reiterate again, this is a serious problem. we hotlinedbill on thursday. we've worked out many -- we hotlined this bill on thursday. we worked out many difficult issues and we found out there was never senator that couldn't be available. he said five minutes ago. that's why we proceeded. but i'm willing to unproceed to work with ron or anybody else who wants to improve this bill. but improving this bill doesn't mean -- i've only been here three or four years, but i've learned, i've learned the hard way that sometimes negotiations can last years. and you know what sniff a. sai

here's bill hemmer. >> bill: nice to see you. thank you. i'm bill hemmer on a monday. at the moment, president trump meeting with law enforcement officials at the white house. this comes as major cities look to defund their own police department after the death of george floyd in nationwide protests. the last hour, the white house saying the president is appalled by the defund movement. we might hear more about that in a moment. meanwhile also this hour, there's a public viewing underway for floyd underway right now in his hometown of houston. joe biden is there. the last hour, the police officer accused of murdering floyd by kneeling on his neck making his first appearance in court. mike tobin is there. ted williams and andy mccarthy stand by with analysis. first, aishah hasnie here in new york city where the mayor is vowing to cut funding to the nypd. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. that's right. the mayor is facing pressure from many different groups including this one here. this is calling for an elected and independent civilian complaint review board to look in

the democrats in the senate did, indeed, oppose the republican bill because that bill is a sham. designed to look as if it's doing something, designed to look as if it's having some reform while in fact doing nothing. just ore, just more sham, more sham histrionics designed to make sure nothing real passes, that nothing changes. i now yield three minutes to the distinguished gentleman from georgia, mr. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. johnson: i thank the chairman. madam speaker, i rise in support of the george floyd justice and policing act because black lives matter. police killed george floyd over a counterfeit $20 bill as if his life dew point matter. police -- didn't matter. police in georgia killed rayshard brooks for running away as if his life didn't matter. breonna taylor, katherine johnson, at that myrrh rice -- tamir rice, walter scott, eric garner, and a long list of others. each killed by police and robbed of their constitutional right to due process. none of these notorious killings moved congress to act. it took r

bill helmer. that's an american citizen the there. >> amazing story, thank you, let's get rolling here. okay, i am bill hemmer. new york city protesters demand to defund. that is the crowd throwing graph to my glass bottles at officers when they showed up to investigate gunfire over the weekend. this is today's cover of our corporate cousin "the new york post." the city out of control. "the post" reports 85 people were shot in the city and a single week. new york city's mayor agreed that the protesters want to slash a billion dollars from the nypd, $6 billion budget and use it for social services. he says that's the goal. life outside city hall where protesters have been camping out there. >> the protesters you see behind me may get exactly what they wanted tomorrow as the mayor just announced today that he has a plan to defund the nypd. $1 billion and reallocate those funds to community services. he says he can do that will keep a new york city safe. the numbers are painting a different picture r

bill. >> bill: thank you, susan lee. i want to show you images now of los angeles, los angeles, california, curfew set to go into effect 6:00 local time, five hours from now. also houston, texas, where we see the growing crowd throughout the past hour here in memorial service funeral on tuesday for george floyd in houston and here in the heart of it all new york city, as we move towards curfew four hours from now. let's hope for the best. we will see you tomorrow at 3:00 eastern and we will see what we get together as the nights grows older. here is neil. >> neil: we are watching the same city as you are, better than three dozen across the country right now, big crowds developing, the ones getting a lot of attention, new york city, los angeles, and houston, texas where the funeral of george floyd, houston resident before he moved to minneapolis will be next tuesday. all at the same time we are hearing that a number of cities have moved up there curfew times in new york, what was an 11:00 p.m. curfew that was supposed to

this is not about partisanship, a republican bill and a democratic bill. it is about taking meaningful action that will create change. the bill leader mcconnell wants to put on the floor is called the justice act. it belies its name because it does not in any way even serve as a starting point or even a baseline for negotiations. the american people are not in the streets chanting we want more data, we want more data. the american people are not in the streets chanting give us a commission, give us a commissi commission. we know the data. we have had commissions from the coroner report all the way to the 21st century task force on policing. what we are hearing a demandz for from -- demand for from voices all over our country including leaders and police departments to mayors, to local leaders, to activists is real accountability, that if you do something wrong in america, there will be consequences, that no one is above the law, that we in this country will make sure that those who represent law and enforcement do so in a way that accords with our common v