House and Senate Democrats on Monday are expected to unveil a sweeping package of police reforms in response to the death of George Floyd and other troubling encounters between African Americans and the police.
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The proposal circulated Friday evening would impose new conditions on funding for law enforcement. Federal funds would be tied to banning the use of chokeholds and carotid holds. And they would also be conditioned on protocols to discourage racial profiling and mandatory racial and implicit bias training programs.
Standing near a statue of Frederick Douglass, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., left, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center, and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., right, pause during a prayer Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2020, during an event to commemorate the life of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers.
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