“There is a way to put a burden or burden on the department or employer,” he told reporters. “I think that would be a very logical step.”
Mr. Scott said they would still not consider any changes that would make it easier to prosecute criminal officials, as Democrats have emphasized.
At the White House, Mr. Biden deployed senior members of his team to come to an agreement. Susan Rice, her domestic policy advisor; Cedric L. Richmond, his head of public outreach; And his legislative affairs director Louisa Terrell has spoken with law officials in recent days, according to a senior official.
Democrats, in particular, have new reasons for optimism. Unlike a year ago, they can now rely on the president of their own party, who has given priority to their administration, addressing systemic racism. In Ms. Harris, she has an ardent proponent of the law who is now in a position to play an important role. They now also have control of the Senate, which allows them to set the agenda for what bills to vote for and when.
Mr. Scott trickster is in place. The lone Black Republican in the Senate, she has spoken candidly about her own experiences with police profiling, and she jumped at the opportunity last year and drafted her party’s response to a wave of unrest.
But Mr Scott now faces re-election in a conservative southern state, where he may be targeted in the primary from the right. To play a major role in advancing legislation supported by Democrats to curb the wrongdoings of the police could pose a huge political risk for him.
Republicans have continued the series of attacks calling Democrats anti-police, and they may not be willing to cut any deal that undermines their efforts to suppress the subject in the 2022 midterm election.
