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Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin doubled down on his party’s decision years ago in the wake of George Floyd’s murder to pass up bipartisan changes to policing to prevent deaths of unarmed Black men by law enforcement.
The Illinois Democrat, speaking in the context of Tyre Nichols’ death after being beaten by Memphis police, argued that banning chokeholds and boosting mental health resources in bipartisan legislation with GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina was not worth passing, but said that perhaps the idea should be reevaluated.
