FACT CHECK: Republicans spent today’s entire @HouseJudiciary hearing trying to distract and change the topic from the Justice in Policing Act because they don't want to admit their version COMPLETELY fails to end police brutality and transform law enforcement.

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Bans chokeholds like the ones used to murder George Floyd and Manuel Ellis:

✅Justice in Policing Act
❌Republican legislation
Bans no-knock warrants for drug cases like the one that was used when officers murdered Breonna Taylor, shooting her at least eight times:

✅Justice in Policing Act
❌Republican legislation
Ends qualified immunity:

✅Justice in Policing Act
❌Republican legislation
Ends the militarization of law enforcement by restricting the program that allows military equipment to transfer to local departments:

✅Justice in Policing Act
❌Republican legislation
Bans racial profiling by law enforcement:

✅Justice in Policing Act
❌Republican legislation
Funds independent counsels for police misconduct investigations:

✅Justice in Policing Act
❌Republican legislation
Gives the Justice Department the power to subpoena law enforcement departments for pattern and practice investigations, which allows them to hold accountable agencies who violate the constitution or other federal laws:

✅Justice in Policing Act
❌Republican legislation
Allows prosecutors to hold officers accountable for the deprivation of civil rights and civil liberties by changing the mens rea requirement from “willful” to “knowingly or recklessly”:

✅Justice in Policing Act
❌Republican legislation
In the weeks following the killing of George Floyd, people across our country have boldly stood up and powerfully spoken out to fight against police brutality, racism, and anti-Blackness. The Justice in Policing Act carries their voices to Congress. I'll continue fighting for it.
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