{"id":567542,"date":"2023-03-26T21:42:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T18:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/republican-vs-dc-battle-set-for-round-2\/"},"modified":"2023-03-26T21:42:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T18:42:47","slug":"republican-vs-dc-battle-set-for-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/republican-vs-dc-battle-set-for-round-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#Republican vs. DC battle set for Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/congress-police_protest_030823ap-mariam-zuhaib_dc-crime-bill.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Republicans are gearing up for the next frontier of their fight against the District of Columbia, setting their sights on tanking a policing bill just weeks after they successfully pressured President Biden and Democrats to help nix an update to the city\u2019s criminal code.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Attacking crime and policing practices in the capital city serves a dual purpose for Republicans in Congress, allowing them to hammer a message of rising crime that served them well in the midterms and squeeze moderate Democrats with votes on a hot-button issue.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>A pair of House Republicans \u2014 Reps. Andrew Clyde (Ga.) and Andrew Garbarino (N.Y.) \u2014 introduced a resolution of dis<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>roval for a package of police accountability measures put in place in the District following the 2020 murder of George Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>And the House Oversight and Reform Committee is set to hold a hearing on crime and public safety in the District on Wednesday, where members will likely touch on Clyde and Garbarino\u2019s resolution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe D.C. Council basically is reimagining the police department, and I\u2019m not okay with that,\u201d Clyde told The Hill in a brief interview. \u201cThis is about the safety of the people of Washington, D.C. I think everybody should be able to come here, whether they\u2019re from my district or anyone else\u2019s district or from the entire nation, and feel safe, not get carjacked, not get mugged, not be assaulted, and enjoy their capital and safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Much of what is in the policing bill passed by the DC council in December has been on the books since 2020 when it was greenlighted as temporary emergency legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, the bill limits police searches based on receiving consent rather than a warrant, curbs use of non-lethal weapons when trying to quell riots and adds civilians to disciplinary review boards. It also would also cement a requirement for video taken from body cameras to be released publicly when police shoot individuals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Clyde is confident the resolution will receive a floor vote, but when that will happen is unclear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHouse Republicans are committed to regular order, which starts with holding hearings,\u201d a GOP leadership aide said. \u201cIt\u2019s clear that the D.C. city council has gone extreme. Even some Democrats have acknowledged by voting in support of previous House Republican bills that dealt with radical legislation passed by the D.C. city council.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resolution comes after Congress passed, and Biden signed, a resolution blocking a D.C. crime bill that would have lowered sentences for violent crimes, including carjackings and robberies, and would have increased jury trials for misdemeanor offenses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The GOP celebrated it as a win. More than 30 Democrats joined Republicans in the Senate to pass the resolution after Biden reversed himself and vowed to sign it. At the same time, House Republicans were able to go after swing district Democrats who voted against the measure.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>D.C. Democrats are trying to avoid a repeat.<\/p>\n<p>D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) wrote a letter to House and Senate leadership on March 17 opposing the effort. That united front is in contrast to their scattershot messaging on the crime bill that did them no favors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Democrats told The Hill they worry the crime bill vote could be a slippery slope that leads to more congressional input for the District, despite the vast Democratic support for D.C. statehood and \u201cHome Rule.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI really worried that the last vote would open the door to more politics from House MAGA Republicans, and now it looks like we may be seeing that,\u201d Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) told The Hill, adding that he\u2019s been following the police bill movements closely. \u201cWe have to work really hard to make [the crime bill vote] a one-off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), who voted alongside Van Hollen against the resolution, added that a number of his Democratic colleagues have had second thoughts on how they voted on the crime bill and believes that could be a good thing for the looming sequel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think when you start to look at the merits of the proposals, we become the City Council rather than the Congress of the United States,\u201d Cardin said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>A White House spokesperson told\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2023\/03\/18\/dc-congress-lobby-policing-bill\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>\u00a0recently the administration is \u201ccurrently reviewing the legislation\u201d and maintained that Biden\u2019s support for statehood and home rule \u201cextends back decades.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But fresh off of the success surrounding the crime bill, the GOP is also sensing a political opportunity as they attempt to nix what they consider an \u201canti-police\u201d proposal and try to keep the pedal to the metal on crime-related issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the crime issue is a wake-up call to the Democrats,\u201d said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of GOP leadership. \u201cAnd I think it\u2019s more symbolic on what\u2019s going on in the nation\u2019s capital. I mean, we do work here, live here, at least part time, so it impacts our lives.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think this needs to be a repetitive theme, however. I still think D.C. has the right to run the city,\u201d Capito said. \u201cBut obviously the president and a lot of Democrats agreed the previous move was a bridge too far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Mychael Schnell contributed.<\/em><\/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. 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