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Ron Johnson: “Democrats played politics with [the police reform bill] and…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Tim Scott was negotiating for police reform and he had a very strong bipartisan bill. Talked about providing federal funds for training so that law enforcement can understand what works and what doesn't work. But unfortunately Democrats played politics with [the police reform bill] and as they've done in so many past occasions, it was either their way or the highway. So there is a strong bipartisan bill negotiated by Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina. They could have had it, we could have passed it. It could have been improving things. (29:35–29:43)

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Asserts that Democrats obstructed the bipartisan police reform bill by insisting on their terms.

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