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'Squad' Dems Tlaib, Pressley introduce bill to defund police, give reparations

'Squad' Dems Tlaib, Pressley introduce bill to defund police, give reparations

'Squad' Dems Tlaib, Pressley introduce bill to defund police, give reparations
Jul 07, 2020 1 min, 9 secs

Two congressional "squad" members unveiled a wide-ranging proposal Tuesday to defund police departments and establish a reparations program for African Americans and people harmed by the police and the criminal justice system.

Under the bill, federal funds to local police and federal agencies would be slashed and diverted to pay for health care, education, environmental housing programs.

The program has been criticized for the perceived militarization of local police departments.

Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, left, and <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/rashida-tlaib" href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/rashida-tlaib">Rashida Tlaib</a> of Michigan, right, unveiled a bill Tuesday that would slash funds for police departments and establish a reparations program for African-Americans and those harmed by the police and criminal justice system. .

The reparations provisions include the passing the Commission to Study Reparation Proposal for African-Americans Act and establishing commissions to "design reparations" for mass incarceration to include those caught up in the War on Drugs, border and police violence and the "systemic violation of the U.S.

The bill is unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled House, as many do not support defunding the police, a movement that grew out of nationwide anger over the death of George Floyd!

Floyd, a Black man, died in May while in police custody.

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