Booker: “Time Is Running Out” on Police Reform Negotiations

With pressure to change policing in America following the death of George Floyd

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With pressure to change policing in America following the death of George Floyd while in police custody, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., sounded the alarm Wednesday warning that “time is running out.”

“This Congress is moving very quickly,” he said. “There’s a crowded agenda on the Senate floor and if we don’t do something soon, we will lose a historic moment where we really should rise (to) the moment and make the reforms necessary.”

While the lead negotiators released a statement last week announcing they’ve “reached an agreement framework,” several sources have told ABC News that behind closed doors there are still major points of contention.

What’s putting the deal at risk?

The latest hurdle is an emerging divide within police unions, which are closely involved in the negotiations.

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