Tim Scott
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in a radio interview Tuesday evening asserted that Senate Republicans are “trying to get away with the murder of George Floyd” with their version of the police reform bill. “In other words, for something to happen, they’re going to have to face the reality of police brutality, the rallies of […]
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) in an emotional speech on the Senate floor Wednesday lambasted Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) for describing his newly-unveiled police reform bill as a “token, half-hearted” approach. Senate Republicans unveiled their own version of police reform bill dubbed the Justice Act, a week after the House Democrats unveiled their own […]
Senate Republicans unveiled a police reform bill on Wednesday that aims to change policing procedures and beef up accountability, the latest effort by Congress to overhaul policing in response to nationwide protest and pressure following the death of George Floyd three weeks ago. The bill, dubbed the Justice Act (Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in a call with black business leaders said he “should not have been so cavalier” with his controversial remarks for insinuating that black voters unsure about whether to support him or President Trump "ain't black." "I should not have been so cavalier. I've never, never, ever taken the African […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in a contentious Friday morning interview with a nationally syndicated hip-hop radio show defended his record on race, arguing that black voters who are undecided and have a “problem figuring out” on whether to vote for him or President Trump, then they “ain’t black.” Towards the end of the […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) threatened to “put a hold” on a historic $2 trillion relief package aimed to cushion the economic blow from a coronavirus pandemic to force stronger restrictions on the $500 billion intended for distressed businesses. In a statement, the Democratic Socialist Senator said he is “prepared to put a hold on this […]
