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Congress To Move To Block Trump From Deploying Federal Forces Against Americans

July 20, 2020

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) announced in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, "U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), along with U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today announced that they will introduce the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act, which would block the Trump administration from deploying federal forces as a shadowy paramilitary against Americans."

Issues:Civil Rights