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House Passes Police Reform Bill

The House on Thursday passed a sweeping police reform bill driven by the chamber's Democrats in response to the death of George Floyd, with Republicans countering that the vote was a public-relations stunt that wasted an opportunity for compromise.

Source: The Washington Informer

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