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Tim Scott: “Senator Tim Scott is basically responsible for this. He was for police reform before George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and…”

On the recordOctober 7, 2021
Senator Tim Scott is basically responsible for this. He was for police reform before George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks and Ahmaud Arbery, introducing a police accountability bill following the 2015 shooting of Walter Scott in his home state of South Carolina.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina
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msnbc.com

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The speaker criticizes Tim Scott for not advancing police reform despite his previous support.

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