WATCH LIVE @ 2:30p.m.: Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On Policing

WEKU | By wendy barnett

Published June 16, 2020 at 8:49 AM EDT

The Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on policing as lawmakers work on legislation to combat police brutality. The hearing comes amid nationwide protests on the subject. Watch the proceedings below live Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.

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