House Republicans have advanced an appropriations bill packed with provisions that would override Washington, D.C.'s local authority on a wide range of issues.
The bill proposes slashing funding for college tuition assistance, blocking marijuana sales, banning noncitizen voting, and loosening gun laws in the District. It also seeks to restrict D.C.'s ability to regulate traffic safety, abortion, and public health policies. Local leaders and D.C.'s congressional delegate have condemned the bill as unreasonable, patronizing, and a direct assault on the city's autonomy.
The move has reignited the long-standing debate over D.C.'s lack of full self-governance and congressional interference in local affairs.
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