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Rep. Karen Bass Karen Ruth Bass George Floyd police reform bill reintroduced in House Six ways to visualize a divided America Lobbying world MORE (D-Calif.) and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis Nadler House Judiciary split on how to address domestic extremism George Floyd police reform bill reintroduced in House Nadler presses DOJ to prosecute all involved in Capitol riot MORE (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday reintroduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, seeking to bring sweeping reform to police departments around the country. The bill passed the House last Congress with bipartisan support, but stalled out in the then-GOP-controlled Senate. Floyd’s death sparked national unrest and summer-long Black Lives Matter protests. Derek Chauvin , the officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck, is set to stand trial on second degree murder and manslaughter charges next month. ADVERTISEMENT “For more than 100 … [Read more...] about George Floyd police reform bill reintroduced in House

Several years ago, while attending a gathering of economists in Cancun, Mexico, I decided to hire a cab for a tour of the area during an afternoon break. After jumping in, I asked the driver to take me to the center of town, away from the resort-stuffed beach area and, along the way, to tell me about the local economy, where people live and shop, and what they do for a living. I learned quite a bit more than that, including something applicable to the minimum wage debate taking place in Washington. During the 30-minute ride, I learned about his family’s hopes and dreams. “If your dreams come true, what will you be doing next year?” I asked. ADVERTISEMENT “My dream? To make it to America and get a job earning your minimum wage to send money home,” I remember him replying. This job would make him the highest paid member of his family. “Our future would be much brighter,” he continued. “I’ve seen other people do it.” I thought about this conversation while reading about the … [Read more...] about Romney-Cotton, a Cancun cabbie and the minimum wage debate

Lawmakers traded barbs Wednesday over the root causes of domestic terrorism while House Judiciary Committee Democrats focused their attention on how the FBI can reboot after the Jan. 6 attack. During Judiciary Committee hearing, lawmakers expressed an interest in expanding the information collected by the FBI and other agencies in order to better assess threats and head off a similar attack. “To truly understand what is driving this increase in hate crimes, and the link to violent extremists, we still need better and more comprehensive data,” Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis Nadler House Judiciary split on how to address domestic extremism George Floyd police reform bill reintroduced in House Nadler presses DOJ to prosecute all involved in Capitol riot MORE (D-N.Y.) told the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, arguing the FBI needed to simplify its reporting and make it easily accessible. … [Read more...] about House Judiciary split on how to address domestic extremism

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis Nadler House Judiciary split on how to address domestic extremism George Floyd police reform bill reintroduced in House Nadler presses DOJ to prosecute all involved in Capitol riot MORE (D-N.Y.) is demanding answers from the Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to reports that it is considering not charging more of the people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. Nadler expressed alarm at the possibility that some might not be charged, saying it was "critical that all of the perpetrators of this insurrectionist attack be identified, investigated, arrested, charged and subsequently prosecuted,” he wrote in a letter to acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson “The Department of Justice must dedicate every available resource to its offices across the country in order to ensure that all of these individuals are held accountable,” he wrote. ADVERTISEMENT The DOJ did not immediately … [Read more...] about Nadler presses DOJ to prosecute all involved in Capitol riot

Members of a House subcommittee Wednesday debated the merits of legislation that would establish a federal commission to explore reparations for Black Americans, marking the first time the panel has held a hearing on the topic since 2019. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a virtual hearing to discuss a bill first introduced by the late Rep. John Conyers John James Conyers House subcommittee debates reparations bill for Black Americans House subpanel to hold hearing on reparations for Black Americans Bottom line MORE (D-Mich.) in 1989. The legislation has never received a floor vote. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee House Judiciary split on how to address domestic extremism The Hill's Morning Report - Democrats ready mammoth relief bill for 10-day sprint House subcommittee debates reparations bill for Black Americans MORE (D-Texas) reintroduced the measure, H.R. 40, in … [Read more...] about House subcommittee debates reparations bill for Black Americans