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Restrict Use of No-Knock Warrants

Floor Speech

Date: Feb. 8, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, it has been 342 days since the House of Representatives passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. For 11 months, Senate Republicans have filibustered this bill, blocking meaningful change and accountability to address systemic racism and the use of excessive force.

One critical reform that can wait no longer is restricting the use of no-knock warrants. These extreme warrants too often create dangerous situations for innocent bystanders as well as for suspects and law enforcement.

That is why the Saint Paul Police Department has not issued a no- knock warrant since 2016. But the Minneapolis Police Department continues to insist on using these no-knock warrants.

The irresponsible choice that they are making has resulted again in a death, the killing of Mr. Locke last week, another life cut tragically short during a no-knock search, a headline that we have become all too familiar with. That is why we need Federal reforms now.

The House has done its job. The Senate must do its job, stop stalling, and pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

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