Senator @CoryBooker (D-NJ) on the status of bipartisan policing reform talks: “After months of exhausting every possible pathway to a bipartisan deal, it remains out of reach right now.”
Booker: “Unfortunately, even with this law enforcement support and further compromises we offered, there was still too wide a gulf with our negotiating partners and we faced significant obstacles to securing a bipartisan deal.”
Booker: “The time has come to explore all other options to achieve meaningful and common sense policing reform. I will not stop fighting until we achieve change that keeps our communities and police officers safe.”
Senate Judiciary Chair Durbin: "Senator Booker, for nine months, exhausted every possible pathway to get to a bipartisan deal on policing reform."
Durbin: "Even after Senator Booker secured the support of policing groups such as FOP and IACP for our proposals, we could not win GOP support for the effort. The challenge remains despite his extraordinary work.”
President Biden on the end of bipartisan police reform talks: "Regrettably, Senate Republicans rejected enacting modest reforms, which even the previous president had supported, while refusing to take action on key issues that many in law enforcement were willing to address."
Biden: "In the coming weeks, we will continue to work with Senator Booker, Congresswoman Bass, and other members of Congress who are serious about meaningful police reform."
Biden: "The White House will continue to consult with the civil rights and law enforcement and civil rights communities, as well as victims’ families to define a path forward, including through potential further executive actions." whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
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