The decision among Senate Democrats and President Biden to support blocking the city’s revised criminal code led local officials and statehood advocates to wonder what to expect from Democrats next.
While Democrats say they are for D.C. statehood and autonomy, fear of seeming soft on crime likely fueled their votes against the city’s criminal code, which lowered sentences for some violent offenses, while raising others.
Rep. Jamie Raskin , the top Democrat on the committee, called it an “affront to self-government in local Washington.”Not waiting to find out, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and D.C.
So far, Rep. Andrew S. Clyde , the sponsor of the resolution, is still searching for a Senate co-lead, his office said, and has said he hopes the bill could have a hearing. The House Oversight and Accountability will also hold aThe Comprehensive Policing Reform and Justice Amendment Act of 2022 would make permanent certain reforms the city enacted on an emergency or temporary basis
“President Biden set the gold standard for policing at the federal level with his Executive Order, which earned the support of law enforcement and civil rights leaders,” the statement said. “He will continue to fight for Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The President’s support for D.C. statehood and home rule extends back decades, and we are currently reviewing the legislation.
In her view, Republicans forced Democrats to take a tough vote by framing the D.C. crime bill as “soft on crime” — and that Republicans will do so on any police- or crime-related bill. “This was obviously part of our concern, that this would just invite more efforts to try to undermine the self-governance of the people of the District of Columbia,” he said. “So unfortunately, it looks like that’s the case. So we’re going to fight this one, and I hope it will be much more successful this time around.”
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