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Congress struggles with police reform: Politics Weekly America podcast
Congress struggles with police reform: Politics Weekly America podcast
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Feb 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
While attending the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old man beaten to death by police in Memphis, Tennessee, this week, Kamala Harris called on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which passed in the House in 2021 but failed in the Senate. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Dr David Thomas, of Florida Gulf Coast University, about why lawmakers find police reform a difficult issue to legislate on
Released:
Feb 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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Coming 25 February: Politics Weekly America: Every Friday, Guardian columnist and former Washington correspondent Jonathan Freedland invites experts to help analyse the latest in US politics by Politics Weekly America