Rep. Tonko Votes to Advance Justice in Policing Act
June 27, 2020
June 27, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 26:
Congressman Paul D. Tonko voted with the House to adopt H.R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Led by Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the legislation would, among other things, ban police chokeholds, limit the transfer of weapons o . . .
Congressman Paul D. Tonko voted with the House to adopt H.R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Led by Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the legislation would, among other things, ban police chokeholds, limit the transfer of weapons o . . .