Nearly 20 Democrats are calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to hold a vote in the coming months on bipartisan legislation seeking to increase police department funding across the US. The group of 19 House Democrats — led by New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer and Iowa’s Cindy Axne — is looking to advance the Invest to Protect Act, a bipartisan and bicameral piece of legislation that would provide local departments with additional resources as national crime rates increase. The legislation was introduced by Gottheimer and Rep. John Rutherford (R-Fla.) in January.
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