The Senate approved a GOP-led joint resolution that would overrule the Washington, D.C., city council's recent legislation to rewrite the criminal code for the nation's capital.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference following a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Democrats on March 7. Schumer said he will vote yes on a resolution to block a recent District of Columbia crime bill.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference following a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Democrats on March 7. Schumer said he will vote yes on a resolution to block a recent District of Columbia crime bill.
There was also objection to a provision to expanding the right to jury trials for certain criminal misdemeanor offenses, which critics say would overload a taxed D.C. court system and result in prosecutors dropping more cases. "I think there might be a Democratic House if folks had handled the crime issue differently [in 2022]," he said.
The resolution also drew the support of red state Democrats like Jon Tester of Montana and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who are facing reelection next year. Tester has already announced his intention to run again, but Manchin has not made his plans known. Tester told NPR he supported it because"from a law enforcement perspective, it's the right thing to do.
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