Senate Votes to Overturn DC Police Reform Bill, Sending Measure to Biden’s Desk

Senate Votes to Overturn DC Police Reform Bill, Sending Measure to Biden’s Desk
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 23, 2023. Richard Moore/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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The Senate passed a disapproval resolution on May 16 to block the District of Columbia’s police reform law.

The Democratic D.C. council has said the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, which was passed by the city council last year and took effect in April, aims to boost police accountability and transparency. Republicans have argued that the law puts unnecessary restrictions on police as the city grapples with crime problems.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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