When Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) claimed during the March 3 debate in the House of Representatives on H.R. 1280, the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act,” that “there is no defunding the police” in the measure, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) responded with a barrage of data.
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Critics Say House-Passed George Floyd Act Hobbles Police, Exposes Them to New Dangers

Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), co-sponsor of the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act,” on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 22, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

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Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy.
Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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