{"id":561261,"date":"2023-03-09T03:26:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T00:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/33-senate-democrats-join-republicans-to-block-dc-crime-bill\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T03:26:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T00:26:59","slug":"33-senate-democrats-join-republicans-to-block-dc-crime-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/33-senate-democrats-join-republicans-to-block-dc-crime-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"#33 Senate Democrats join Republicans to block DC crime bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be7c7cd812\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be7c7cd812\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/33-senate-democrats-join-republicans-to-block-dc-crime-bill\/#33_Senate_Democrats_join_Republicans_to_block_DC_crime_bill\" >33 Senate Democrats join Republicans to block DC crime bill<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"33_Senate_Democrats_join_Republicans_to_block_DC_crime_bill\"><\/span>33 Senate Democrats join Republicans to block DC crime bill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/mcconnellmitch_021423gn3_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Senators on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to block the District of Columbia\u2019s updated criminal code from becoming law, marking the first time in more than three decades that a D.C.-passed bill has been nixed by Congress and the White House.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Senate advanced the resolution, 81-14, with 33 Democrats voting alongside every Republican and Independent Sen. Kirsten Sinema (Ariz.).\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Senate Democrats of all s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>es joined with the GOP, including some of the party\u2019s leadership. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) both backed the resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the No. 2 Democrat in the upper chamber, however, split with Schumer to vote \u201cno.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the most vulnerable Senate Democrats up for reelection in 2024, headlined by Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Jon Tester (Mont.) and Sherrod Brown (Ohio), all supported the resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Fourteen senators who caucus with the Democrats voted against the measure: Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Durbin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) voted present. Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Tom Carper (D-Del.) and James Risch (R-Idaho) were absent.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Democrats had political cover to vote \u201cyes\u201d after President Biden told them last week he would not veto the resolution if it reached his desk \u2014 reversing a Statement of Administration Policy backing D.C. prior to the House vote last month.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The House passed the resolution to block the crime bill on a 250 to 173 vote, with 31 Democrats voting with all Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The D.C. City Council passed its crime bill unanimously in January and overrode a veto by Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) in February, 12-1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It has been the subject of intense criticism from Republicans and some Democrats for some provisions, such as the lower penalties for a number of violent crimes, including robberies and carjackings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cCarjackings and car thefts have become a daily routine. Homicides are racking up at a rate of four per week,\u201d Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said during a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday. \u201cThis is our capital city. But local politicians have let its streets become a danger and an embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his tweet last week announcing his decision, Biden specifically mentioned sentences for carjackings as a reason. According to the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mpdc.dc.gov\/page\/carjacking\">Metropolitan Police Department<\/a>, there have been 101 carjackings across the District this year alone, roughly the same as the 106 reported by this point last year. Half have involved juveniles. Twenty-two of this year\u2019s cases have been closed and 14 people have been arrested for carjackings this calendar year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think it needs more work,\u201d Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) told reporters of the D.C. bill, citing the mayor\u2019s veto of the bill earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But the 180-degree turn by the administration has infuriated some House Democrats who have complained that the White House put them in a bad spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It also handed House Republicans a gift on the messaging side as the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) launched an ad campaign against 15 Democrats who voted against doing away with the crime bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForget safe streets and neighborhoods \u2014 House Democrats remain more concerned with promoting policies that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ease violent criminals,\u201d Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), the NRCC\u2019s chairman, said in a statement. \u201cThis is just a preview of how these extremist House Democrats will be held accountable for coddling criminals all cycle long.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The crime bill has also been criticized for other reasons, including that it would increase the number of jury trials for misdemeanor offenses. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine.) who voted for the resolution, told The Hill earlier in the week that there\u2019s not \u201cenough jurors in the world to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson on Monday attempted to withdraw the bill and keep it from being brought up for a vote. However, the Home Rule Act, which governs the District, does not allow for the withdrawal of legislation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A number of Senate Democrats, however, stood by the District and opposed the resolution. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) told reporters earlier in the week that the matter is \u201ca D.C. issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe Senate shouldn\u2019t be voting on that,\u201d Cardin said. \u201cTo me, it\u2019s a fundamental issue of home rule.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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