Bass ‘hopeful’ on passing police reform: ‘Republicans that I am working with are operating in good faith’ | TheHill – The Hill

Rep. Karen BassKaren Ruth BassBass 'hopeful' on passing police reform: 'Republicans that I am working with are operating in good faith' Sunday shows preview: Russia, US exchange sanctions; tensions over policing rise; vaccination campaign continues Lawmakers demand justice for Adam Toledo: 'His hands were up. He was unarmed' MORE (D-Calif.) on Sunday said she is hopeful that Congress will come together to pass police reform in the wake of tworecent fatal police shootings of people of color.

When asked where things stand on negotiations for a bipartisan deal on police reform, Bass told host Dana BashDana BashBass 'hopeful' on passing police reform: 'Republicans that I am working with are operating in good faith' Waters: Fauci 'was being bullied' by Jordan during hearing Sullivan: 'There will be consequences' if Navalny dies MORE on CNNs State of the Union that she is hopeful because the group of people where we have been having just informal discussions are very sincere, and it's a bipartisan group.

She continued, saying I believe that we want to make something happen.

Rep. Karen Bass on police reform: "All communities deserve to be protected and served by law enforcement and you shouldn't have law enforcement that protects and serves one community and acts as though they're in a war zone in another community ... that's what we have." #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/KTsmzXLdkz

Thecomments come after the fatal shootings of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn., and 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Chicago, both by police officers.

The House last month passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in a 220-212 vote, with no Republicans supporting the measure.

Two Democrats also voted against the measure.

Bass, who previously chaired the Congressional Black Caucus, said she a bipartisan group of senators led by Tim ScottTimothy (Tim) Eugene ScottBass 'hopeful' on passing police reform: 'Republicans that I am working with are operating in good faith' The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Tax March - CDC in limbo on J&J vax verdict; Rep. Brady retiring Tim Scott to participate in GOP event in Iowa MORE (R-S.C.) and Cory BookerCory BookerBass 'hopeful' on passing police reform: 'Republicans that I am working with are operating in good faith' Progressive lawmakers press DHS chief on immigration detention Democrats battle over best path for Puerto Rico MORE (D-N.J.) are continuing to work together to find a solution that will garner the supermajority that is needed to pass legislation in the Senate.

When pressed by Bash on if Republicans are operating in good faith on the issue of police reform, Bass said she believes her colleagues across the aisle she is working with are doing so.

I believe that the Republicans that I am working with are operating in good faith. And I do think there's other examples. I'm fortunate to work on a couple of other issues that I work fine with my Republican colleagues, Bass said.

Bass did, however, recognized the challenge her Democratic colleagues now face in passing police reform in the Senate, calling it a super hurdle.

It's one thing to pass legislation in the House. It's a super hurdle to get it passed in the Senate. But we are working, Bass said.

Bass specifically said Congress needs to ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants, and create a registry of problem officers.

You know, all communities deserve to be protected and served by law enforcement. And you shouldn't have law enforcement that protects and serves one community and acts as though they're in a war zone in another community, and treating everybody in that community as though they're criminals, she added.

On Thursday, the defense rested their case in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was charged with the murder of Floyd.

Chauvin was captured on video footage last May kneeling on Floyds neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The Hennepin County medical examiner later ruled Floyds death a homicide.

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