WASHINGTON- U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that decisions would be made "in just a short period of time" on legislation to address racial profiling and actions by police, amid days of mass protests in the United States.

She said lawmakers were discussing different proposals, with some wanting a "comprehensive" bill.

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