Senate parliamentarian opens door for Dems to pass more filibuster-proof bills
April 5, 2021
The Senate parliamentarian issued an opinion on Monday that could give Democrats more opportunities to pass major pieces of legislation this year without any Republican support, a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. The parliamentarian has advised that a revised budget resolution may contain budget reconciliation instructions, the spokesperson said, adding that this confirms Schumer s interpretation of the Budget Act and allows Democrats additional tools to improve the lives of Americans if Republican obstruction continues. Budget reconciliation is a procedural tool that Democrats used last month to avoid Republican filibusters and pass President Biden s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill with a simple majority.
The Minneapolis police chief who called George Floyd's death “murder” soon after it happened testified that Officer Derek Chauvin had clearly violated department policy when he pinned Floyd's neck beneath his knee for more than 9 minutes.
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis police chief testified Monday that now-fired Officer Derek Chauvin violated departmental policy in pinning his knee on George Floyd’s neck and keeping him down after Floyd had stopped resisting and was in distress.
Continuing to kneel on Floyd’s neck once he was handcuffed behind his back and lying on his stomach was “in no way, shape or form” part of department policy or training, “and it is certainly not part of our ethics or our values,” Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said.
Arradondo, the city’s first Black chief, fired Chauvin and three other officers the day after Floyd’s death last May, and in June called it “murder.”
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