James Lankford: “My Democratic colleagues have demanded that we get…”

“In the bill that you're blocking, we agree body worn cameras are helpful for law enforcement and for the public. To tell the complete story of what actually happened, My Democratic colleagues have demanded that we get de-escalation training for federal officers. We as Republicans have said, yeah, we agree with that as well. In fact, the bill that you're blocking that you refuse to even take up actually includes money for de escalation training on it.” (06:34–06:44)

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