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And I'm Jake Sherman. President Donald Trump in the White House seem to decide the sidelines is the safest place for them in the debate over refashioning the nation's police laws.

But Republicans on Capitol Hill are beginning

to fill the void, raising the prospect that Congress could defy election your predictions and pass

a package. In the last 24 hours, Mitt Romney said he's working with Tim Scott to see if we can

fashion a piece of legislation, which can receive bipartisan support to make some changes to the way

we do our policing.

After speaking with George Floyd's family, Senator John Cornyn, a Republican of Texas,

tweeted that he is dedicated to rooting out racial injustices,

so no other family has to experience what George Floyd's family has.

It will require bipartisan commitment across the country, and listening to the

voices of those who have been most affected is the first step. We must not fail to act. And as Republicans

will hold a conference call today at 430, where they are expected to discuss, in part, what they might be

able to support. It's a flurry of activity

when put together seems to recognize the fragile nation the country is in. The White House will need

to engage soon or could be left in the dust of the debate. Of course, odds are always long for

meaningful legislating, but even among conservative House Republicans, there's a surprising cognizance that

policing statutes need re-examination. Quote, the incident woke everybody up, one conservative House

Republican said, granted anonymity to discuss the issue before his party fashioned a way forward.

We have a historic opportunity to get something real, meaningful, and bipartisan.

There are a few areas of potential agreement, according to conversations

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