I strongly oppose this bill, which eliminates the District of Columbia’s already small role in the selection of its local judges.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
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The president appoints and Senate confirms local DC judges, selected from a list approved by the DC Judicial Nominating Commission.
Lacking senators, the JNC is DC's only role in the selection of its own judges.
Today Republicans will vote to strip DC of even this small role.
A piece of good news for DC: The text of the CR released yesterday would allow DC to spend its own local funds at its own enacted levels.
The last CR didn't, which resulted in a $1 billion cut to DC's local budget halfway through the fiscal year.
DC residents have all the obligations of citizenship, including paying federal taxes, serving on juries and registering with the Selective Service, yet Congress denies them full self-government and voting representation in Congress.
The only solution is #DCStatehood.
This bill is not only cruel, it is counterproductive.
Most incarcerated people return home. The evidence shows that a minor charged as an adult is more likely to reoffend and be violent after release than a minor charged as a juvenile.
I strongly oppose charging 14-year-olds as adults.
However, whether to amend DC law to reduce or increase the minimum age a minor can be charged as an adult should be a decision for DC alone.
DC is not the only jurisdiction with a so-called young adult offender law.
Alabama, Florida, Michigan, New York, South Carolina and Vermont have such laws.
The sponsor of this bill, Rep. Byron Donalds, represents a district in Florida.
Republicans claim DC’s Youth Rehabilitation Act, which this bill would amend, treats adults as juveniles.
They are wrong. They either do not understand the Act or are misleading the public about it intentionally.
I strongly oppose this undemocratic and paternalistic bill, which amends DC law.
The over 700,000 D.C. residents, the majority of whom are Black and Brown, are capable and worthy of governing themselves.
The hypocrisy and condescension are palpable in the two anti-DC home rule bills the House is voting on today.
I'll speak on both bills today – and I'll forever defend DC's right to govern itself.
#FreeDC
DC Vote continues to fight to preserve DC’s autonomy.
I’m grateful for their leadership and their most recent letter with numerous other national organizations as signatories, opposing any measure that would take away power from DC and calling for #DCStatehood.
I'll speak during debate on all four anti-DC home rule bills the House is voting on this week.
700K DC residents are fully capable of governing themselves, and I'll continue to defend that right – tomorrow, Wednesday, and always.
The memory of America coming together after 9/11, in a time of great loss and collective grief, gives me hope that we're still capable of such unity.
I'll never forget 9/11, the selfless actions of the many first responders, or how inspired I was by the solidarity that followed.
DC is enduring an unparalleled wave of attacks on its autonomy and home rule from the federal government. Yesterday's markup is yet another assault in that barrage.
Republicans in Congress aren't accountable to DC residents and have no business dictating their local laws.
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DC laws should not be written by people who don't know how DC actually works.
Rep. McGuire's bill disparages DC and perpetuates the misinformation and disinformation the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have spread about the safety and beauty of the District.
The administration and Republicans in Congress owe DC residents an apology.
The bill also prohibits the Council from passing successive emergency bills without a congressional review period.
Under this bill, the Council's response to emergencies longer than 90 days would also be delayed.
I doubt the emergency will take a pause on day 91.
The mayor and the 700,000 DC residents the mayor represents would have to wait for at least 60 legislative days, and possibly many more, before it takes effect.
I doubt the crisis will wait, too.
Unlike many bills we're considering today, Rep. Gosar's bill does not amend or repeal a DC law.
It'd require all mayoral EOs to undergo a 60-day congressional review period, effectively barring the mayor from implementing any measure immediately, no matter the urgency.
Starting now.
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51 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-27 | H.R. 1048 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
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