Lawmaker demands vote on tougher penalties for cop killers

By Diana Stancy Correll

Published July 22, 2016 5:41pm ET

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Lawmaker demands vote on tougher penalties for cop killers — Rep. Vern Buchanan on Monday asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to change Senate rules so Republicans can end the Democratic filibuster on the Iran nuclear agreement. (AP Photo) | Charles Dharapak

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., on Friday demanded an immediate vote on legislation to boost penalties against cop killers, as soon as the House returns to work in September.

“When Congress reconvenes in September, I urge you to schedule an immediate vote on legislation that would toughen penalties against cop killers,” Buchanan said in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

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