President Biden said he will sign the Republican resolution. It would mark the first time in more than three decades that Congress has nullified the capital city’s laws.
The Senate voted Wednesday to block new District of Columbia crime laws and overrule the city government as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide.
Eleanor Holmes Norton, the district’s nonvoting delegate in the House, pushed back on the effort, speaking at a “Hands off D.C.” rally ahead of the vote. Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed the overhaul in January, writing in a letter that she had “very significant concerns” about some of the bill’s proposals. She later suggested changes after the council overrode her veto.
Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner, both Democrats, said they would vote for the resolution “and urge the mayor and council to work together to create a safer city for all, including the many Virginians who commute to D.C. for work every day.” As it stands now, criminal justice experts say that the D.C. criminal code has disproportionately affected Black people, similar to many other cities.
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