D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) cautioned about the ramifications of congressional 'meddling' in the wake of the Republican-backed plan to overturn a city crime bill.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser cautioned about the ramifications of congressional"meddling" in the wake of the Republican-backed plan to overturn a city crime bill.
Bowser had vetoed the city crime bill, which clawed back mandatory minimums and other penalties for criminal conduct but was overridden by the city council. A Republican-backed bill cleared the House last week to nix the law. “Unfortunately, we live with the indignity of limited home rule in this in the District of Columbia. We’re taxpaying Americans. We’re in the shadow of the Capitol, but we don’t have two senators. We don’t have a vote. And we’ve been working for decades to change that. And until we become a state, we live with this process,” Bowser added.
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