House Republicans have advanced an appropriations bill packed with provisions that would significantly restrict Washington, D.C.'s ability to govern itself.
The bill proposes slashing funding for local programs, including college tuition assistance, and seeks to override D.C. laws on issues like abortion, gun control, traffic safety, marijuana sales, and noncitizen voting. Local leaders and D.C.'s congressional delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, have condemned the bill as 'outrageous,' 'patronizing,' and a direct attack on D.C.'s home rule. These interventions reignite longstanding tensions over the District's lack of full self-governance and congressional oversight.
The proposed measures could have far-reaching impacts on public health, safety, and civil rights in the nation's capital.
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