By Michael Schnell @ TheHill.com, Sept. 22[....] The House approved the bill, titled the Invest to Protect Act, in a 360-64 vote. All nine Democrats who voted against the bill are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus: Reps. Ayanna Pressley (Mass. ), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Cori Bush (Mo. A total of 153 Republicans supported the bill, while 55 voted “no.” House Republican leadership did not whip against any of the four policing and public safety measured brought to the floor on Thursday. Bush, Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib and Bowman voted against the rule to begin debate on the package of law enforcement bills, and Pressley voted “present.” [....]

Source: Washington Post September 24, 2022 02:12 UTC