Bipartisan leaders aim to reach deal on police reform

Politicians on both sides of the aisle have said they will work to reach a consensus on police reform in the wake of the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minnesota. 

House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn on Sunday said he believes a bipartisan deal could be hammered out on the issue of police reform.

"I will simply say as I have always said, nobody is gonna defund the police," Clyburn said during an interview on CNN. "We can restructure the police forces, restructure, reimagine policing, that is what we're going to do," he said.

Democrats unveiled a police reform proposal last week. On the Republican side, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has indicated that his party's police reform legislation will soon be introduced.

Florida Republican Rep. Greg Steube recently told Just the News that he could support some of the reforms called for by Democrats, though he staunchly opposed others. 

Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma has expressed support for banning chokeholds.

Democratic Rep. Karen Bass of California during a Fox News Sunday interview also spoke about the passage of police reform legislation.

"And I really feel we're gonna act," Bass said. "And the conversations with my Republican colleagues, even at our first hearing have been very positive."

She remained open to the possibility that some compromise may be involved, but did to delve into specifics. 

"But at the end of the day we are going to get a bill on the president's desk," Bass said. "We have our first vote in committee this week and we'll vote on the floor next week. I'm hoping some of my Republican colleagues will come along."