House Republicans have advanced a new appropriations bill that includes a wide range of measures to 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, loosening gun laws, and restricting abortion access, among other interventions. Local leaders and D.C.'s congressional delegate have strongly criticized the bill as unreasonable and patronizing, arguing it undermines the city's right to self-governance. These federal interventions are part of a longstanding pattern where Congress imposes restrictions on D.C., but advocates say the current proposals are particularly severe.
The move has reignited debates over D.C. statehood and the city's lack of full representation in Congress.
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