House Republicans have advanced an appropriations bill packed with provisions that would override Washington, D.C.'s local laws and restrict its ability to govern itself.
The bill includes measures to slash funding for D.C.'s college tuition assistance program, block the city from regulating marijuana sales, ban noncitizen voting, and loosen gun laws. Additional riders would restrict D.C.'s authority over traffic safety, abortion, and public health policies. Local leaders and D.C.'s congressional delegate have condemned the bill as patronizing and a direct assault on the city's home rule.
The move has reignited the debate over D.C.'s lack of statehood and its vulnerability to congressional intervention.
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