House Republicans have advanced a federal spending 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, including allowing concealed weapons on public transit. It also seeks to ban traffic enforcement cameras and restrict local spending on issues like abortion. D.C. officials and advocates have condemned the bill as an attack on home rule and self-governance, calling the measures unreasonable and patronizing.
The move has reignited tensions over D.C.'s lack of statehood and congressional representation.
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