House Republicans are ushering in a new era of intervention in local D.C. affairs, and their first target is the city's handling of crime.
Wielding the authority that Congress has final say over the capital city, Rep. Andrew Clyde is leading the charge with a bill that would block the D.C. Council’s attempts to lessen penalties for some violent crimes.Even if Clyde’s bill is unlikely to succeed — it would need to pass the Democratic Senate and gain President Biden’s signature — Republicans hope to drum up attention against the District with headlines and hearings.
The bill combats the District's recent criminal code reform — passed unanimously by the D.C. Council and unsuccessfully vetoed by Mayor Muriel Bowser this month.alike have criticized the council’s reforms for dropping maximum sentences for carjacking and gun possession. Clyde tells Axios he will introduce a resolution in the coming weeks to block those reforms and “stop this insanity in its tracks.” In the Senate, Bill Hagerty plans to introduce an identical version.Even during the early Trump years when Republicans controlled Congress, the District did not face this level of an assault on local laws.
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