White House Putting Police Oversight Commission on Hold to Pursue Legislation: Susan Rice

White House Putting Police Oversight Commission on Hold to Pursue Legislation: Susan Rice
Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice at the J Street 2018 National Conference in Washington on April 16, 2018. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Masooma Haq
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Susan Rice, head of Biden’s Domestic Policy Council, said the White House has suspended its plans to create a national police oversight commission and will instead put its energy into getting police reform legislation passed.

“Based on close, respectful consultation with partners in the civil rights community, the administration made the considered judgment that a police commission, at this time, would not be the most effective way to deliver on our top priority in this area, which is to sign the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act into law,” Rice said in a statement to Politico.
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Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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