{"id":190356,"date":"2021-03-04T17:33:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=190356"},"modified":"2021-03-04T17:33:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:33:52","slug":"democrats-pass-bill-critics-say-defunds-police-and-reject-proposal-to-condemn-calls-to-abolish-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pass-bill-critics-say-defunds-police-and-reject-proposal-to-condemn-calls-to-abolish-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Pass Bill Critics Say Defunds Police And Reject Proposal To Condemn Calls To \u2018Abolish\u2019 Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-pass-bill-critics-say-defunds-police-and-reject-proposal-to-condemn-calls-to-abolish-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=190356&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NP-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>House Democrats passed a controversial police reform bill late on Wednesday evening that critics argue would effectively \u201cdefund the police\u201d by costing police departments across the country hundreds of millions of dollars that they say will force those departments to make cuts to their budgets.<\/p>\n<p>There was bipartisan support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigCaplan\/status\/1367301887624687617\">against<\/a> the bill and only partisan Democrat support for it. The vote was initially passed with 219 Democrat votes and 1 Republican vote with 210 Republicans opposing it and 2 Democrats opposing it. However, the lone Republican that voted for it, Rep. Lance Gooden (TX), <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lancegooden\/status\/1367311137285541894\">announced<\/a> that he accidentally voted for the bill and that he changed his official record to vote against the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats just voted to defund the police,\u201d House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader\/status\/1367302384456720384\">said<\/a> in a statement. \u201cThe unfunded mandates in their bill, H.R. 1280, would cost police departments hundreds of millions of dollars\u2014the equivalent of taking 3,000 cops or more off the streets. Our men and women in uniform deserve better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jason Smith (R-MO), Ranking Member on the Budget Committee, and Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member on the Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel highlighting their concerns with the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our understanding that H.R. 1280 contains provisions that significantly violate the current Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) threshold of $85 million,\u201d the letter stated. \u201cIt is further our understanding that these provisions may in fact result in additional costs to state, local, and tribal governments totaling in the hundreds of millions of dollars which would deprive these localities of the resources needed to provide adequate policing and public safety services in their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe respectfully ask that CBO provide a detailed estimate of the total cost that the mandates included in H.R. 1280 would impose on state, local, and tribal governments if it were enacted into law,\u201d the letter concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The bill was sponsored by far-left Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) whose past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/08\/04\/karen-bass-eulogized-communist-party-usa-leader-391455\">ties to communists<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/08\/07\/politics\/karen-bass-scrutiny-biden-vice-presidential-pick\/index.html\">damaged<\/a> her bid to potentially have been selected as Joe Biden\u2019s vice presidential running mate last year.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan\u2019s office said that the bill was developed without any Republican input and that Democrats rejected the following common-sense proposals that Republicans wanted to add:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>strengthen the anti-lynching provision;<\/li>\n<li>ensure our Border Patrol has the necessary equipment to fight dangerous cartels;<\/li>\n<li>prevent unions from shielding bad cops in collective bargaining agreements; and<\/li>\n<li>require that federal law enforcement agencies record interviews.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jordan\u2019s office said that the bill does nothing to stop attempts to defund and dismantle police departments and that it will limit the tools and procedures that law enforcement is able to use while combatting crime on America\u2019s streets.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/republicanleader.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MTR-332021.pdf\">offered<\/a> Democrats a way out late on Wednesday night \u2014 a chance to vote on an amendment that \u201crecognizes and appreciates\u201d those who serve in law enforcement and \u201ccondemns calls to \u2018defund,\u2019 \u2018disband,\u2019 \u2018dismantle,\u2019 or \u2018abolish\u2019 the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>219 Democrats voted against the amendment, which stopped it from being added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMalliotakis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMalliotakis<\/a> offered a motion to recommit, that the House:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 recognizes &#038; appreciates the dedication &#038; devotion demonstrated by the men and women of law enforcement<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 condemns calls to &#8220;defund,&#8221; &#8220;disband,&#8221; &#8220;dismantle&#8221; or &#8220;abolish&#8221; the police.<\/p>\n<p>219 Dems voted against it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/690ePGBTgo\">pic.twitter.com\/690ePGBTgo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Bednar (@MarkBednar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkBednar\/status\/1367311398108299269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe legislation overhauls qualified immunity for police officers, bans chokeholds at the federal level, prohibits no-knock warrants in federal drug cases and outlaws racial profiling,\u201d Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/george-floyd-justice-policing-act-house-e5f8361c-2940-464a-a56c-93ae0febab93.html\">reported<\/a>. \u201cIt would also establish a national registry of police misconduct to be managed by the Department of Justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will address systemic racism, curb police brutality and save lives,\u201d House Speaker Nancy Pelosi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/newsroom\/22421-1\">said<\/a> in a statement. \u201cThis legislation includes bold reforms, which ban chokeholds, stop no-knock warrants, end the court-created qualified immunity doctrine, combat racial profiling, and establish strong new standards and protections to prevent and combat police misconduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This report has been updated to include additional information.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrats passed a controversial police reform bill late on Wednesday evening that critics argue would effectively \u201cdefund the police\u201d by costing police departments across the country hundreds of millions &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2274799,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NP-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Democrats Pass Bill Critics Say Defunds Police And Reject Proposal To Condemn Calls To \u2018Abolish\u2019 Police","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NP-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Democrats Pass Bill Critics Say Defunds Police And Reject Proposal To Condemn Calls To \u2018Abolish\u2019 Police","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2274799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}