House Republicans have advanced a federal 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, banning noncitizen voting, blocking marijuana sales, and loosening gun laws, including allowing concealed weapons on public transit. It also seeks to ban traffic enforcement cameras and restrict abortion access, among other measures. D.C. officials and advocates have condemned the bill as an attack on home rule and self-governance, calling the interventions unreasonable and patronizing.
The move has reignited tensions over D.C.'s lack of full representation and control over its own affairs.
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