House Republicans have advanced an appropriations bill packed with provisions that would override Washington, D.C.'s local laws and restrict its autonomy.
The bill proposes slashing funding for D.C.'s college tuition assistance, blocking marijuana sales, banning noncitizen voting, and loosening gun laws in the city. It also seeks to ban traffic cameras, restrict abortion access, and allow out-of-state concealed carry permit holders to carry guns on the Metro. Local leaders and D.C.'s congressional delegate have condemned the bill as unreasonable, patronizing, and a direct attack on the city's right to self-govern.
The move has reignited the debate over D.C.'s lack of statehood and congressional representation.
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