Schumer objected to Cotton’s resolution against defunding police, prompting the Arkansas senator to suggest that Democrats support the effort.
Sen. Tom Cotton and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sparred on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon, after the Arkansas Republican offered a resolution opposing efforts to defund the police.
Cotton’s resolution calls for “justice for George Floyd,” whose death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer sparked two weeks of nationwide protests, while also stating that “defunding the police would leave police departments understaffed and undertrained.” Schumer objected to the resolution, prompting Cotton to suggest that Democrats support defunding the police.
“Defund the police” has become a rallying cry among activists protesting police brutality, but Democratic lawmakers largely don’t support the effort.
