Congress Probably Won't Agree On Police Reform

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🗓️ 25 June 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

A day after Democrats blocked a Republican proposal in the Senate, they are set to pass a reform plan of their own in the House. Lawmakers appear pessimistic about the chances of compromise legislation.

This episode: White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, congressional reporter Claudia Grisales, and congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, this is Birdie calling from Key Best, my fictional island in the Animal Crossing
0:07.0	game.
0:09.0	This podcast was recorded at...
0:11.0	It's 205pm on Thursday, June 25th.
0:15.0	Things may have changed by the time we hear this.
0:17.0	Alright, here's the show.
0:19.0	Which is Key Best to play on Be Best?
0:24.0	Maybe.
0:25.0	I have full disclosure, I thought that game Animal Crossing was about like getting hit by
0:30.0	a car or avoiding it.
0:32.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:36.0	I'm Aisha Roscoe, I cover the White House.
0:38.0	I'm Claudia Grisales, I cover Congress.
0:40.0	And I'm Kelsey Snelli, I also cover Congress.
0:43.0	So later tonight, House Democrats are expected to pass their police reform package.
0:47.0	But at this point, despite all of the pressure and the unrest and the protests, Claudia, we
0:54.0	don't expect this to go anywhere, right?
0:56.0	Right.
0:57.0	It looks like Senate Republicans don't have any interest in taking up this democratic proposal.
1:03.0	And it's not very surprising.
1:05.0	It has a lot of measures that Republicans won't support such as reforming qualified immunity.
1:13.0	This is a legal shield that protects police officers from certain penalties, consequences
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