[NYPOST] The Senate voted Tuesday to nullify a soft-on-crime bill introduced by Washington, DC, council members that would have changed rules governing use of force and officer misconduct — the second time in recent weeks Congress has overridden district politicians on public safety legislation.The upper chamber voted 56-43 to repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, which the DC Council passed in December.
Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Jon Tester of Montana, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Jacky Rosen of Nevada all voted for the repeal, along with independents Angus King of Maine and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.
Manchin, Tester, Rosen, King and Sinema are up for re-election in 2024.
The White House said in April that President Biden would veto the bill if it reached his desk.
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