Schumer Blocks Resolution Supporting Justice for Floyd, Opposing Cuts to Police Funding

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference in Washington on June 9, 2020. Win McNamee/Getty Images

The top Democrat in the Senate on June 10 blocked a resolution that explicitly supported justice for George Floyd, the Minneapolis man who died in police custody, while opposing cuts to police funding.

The resolution was introduced by Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas).