How do House Democrats feel about Biden's decision not to block GOP-led legislation overturning the criminal code in DC? 'I’m deeply disappointed' USProgressives chair RepJayapal 'This ain’t it' AOC 'It’s disappointing for me' no. 3 Dem RepPeteAguilar
Rep. Pramila Jayapal , the chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a senior whip for House Democrats, hit the president on Friday for declining to veto the measure making its way through the Senate that would strike down a newly passed law overhauling the criminal code in Washington, D.C. The legislation is likely to pass the upper chamber, setting the stage for Congress to override local legislation passed by the D.C. Council for the first time in 30 years.
“It’s disappointing for me and anybody who believes in Home Rule, honestly,” Aguilar said at a Punchbowl News event on Thursday. “I’m a former mayor of a city of 70,000, and I wouldn’t want the federal government coming in and telling me what city ordinances to pass.” Biden noted he still supports D.C. statehood but confirmed he would sign the bill if it passed the Senate because he disagrees with several provisions in the rewritten code.
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