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Biden to meet with George Floyd family but miss police reform deadline

The Guardian 1 min read 4 years ago

<p>President wanted George Floyd Justice in Policing Act passed by 25 May, on anniversary of police killing but bill is stalled in the Senate</p><p>Joe Biden will on Tuesday meet the family of George Floyd on the first anniversary of his murder by police in Minneapolis – but miss his own deadline for police reform to address racial injustice.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/24/los-angeles-black-lives-matter-police-unions">Can Black Lives Matter LA dismantle the powerful police unions?</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/24/george-floyd-killing-anniversary-biden-police-reform-deadline">Continue reading...</a>
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