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 on public transit. D.C.'s sole congressional delegate and local officials have strongly criticized the bill as unreasonable, patronizing, and an attack on home rule.
The move has reignited tensions over D.C.'s lack of full self-governance and congressional interference in local affairs.
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