House Republicans have advanced a new appropriations bill that would significantly curtail Washington, D.C.'s autonomy by imposing federal restrictions on a wide range of local policies.
The bill includes provisions to slash funding for D.C.'s college tuition assistance program, block the city from regulating marijuana sales, and override local laws on issues such as abortion, gun control, traffic enforcement, and noncitizen voting. Local leaders and D.C.'s congressional delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, have condemned the bill as unreasonable and patronizing, arguing it undermines the city's right to self-governance. These interventions are part of a longstanding pattern of congressional oversight over D.C., but advocates say the current proposals are especially sweeping and damaging.
The move has reignited debates over D.C. statehood and the city's lack of full representation in Congress.
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