President Biden told Senate Democrats at a closed-door lunch meeting that he won't veto a measure designed to undo changes to D.C. crime law, four sources with direct knowledge say.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told Senate Democrats at a closed-door lunch meeting on Thursday that he won't veto a measure designed to undo changes to D.C. crime law, four sources with direct knowledge told NBC News.revisions to the D.C. criminal code
The measure to overrule the D.C. Council has the support of Republicans and some Democrats. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has indicated he would support the measure. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said he would “probably support” it as well, making it more likely to pass. Biden also told Democrats he supports legislation by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, to beef up railroad safety in the wake of the East Palestine train derailment, Schumer said.
The White House opposes the House resolution to overturn the D.C. Council’s changes to the city’s criminal code, but had previously stopped short of saying Biden would veto it if it’s sent to his desk. A White House official confirmed Thursday that Biden will not veto it and Biden tweeted that he will sign the legislation, despite his support for D.C.'s autonomy.
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