McConnell says Democrats' policing bill 'going nowhere' in Senate

[June 17, 2020]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday a police reform bill put forward by House Democrats would not succeed in the Republican-led Senate.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

"The House version is going nowhere in the Senate," McConnell told reporters. "It's basically typical Democratic overreach to try to control everything in Washington. We have no interest in that," he said.

(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Writing by Eric Beech; Editing by Chris Reese)

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