President Biden signed a measure repealing changes to the D.C. criminal code, breaking with the progressive wing of his party and taking a tough-on-crime stance ahead of his expected reelection bid.
"I support D.C. Statehood and home-rule — but I don’t support some of the changes D.C. Council put forward over the Mayor’s objections — such as lowering penalties for carjackings," Biden wrote in aLate last year, the Council of the District of Columbia overhauled the city’s criminal code for the first time in a century,. The bill would have shifted Washington’s approach to crime, eliminating most mandatory minimum sentences and reducing mandatory maximum penalties.
“We have come together today with one simple message for Congress and President Biden: Keep your hands off D.C.,” said Norton, a Democrat. “You either support D.C. home rule or you don’t. There are no exceptions and there is no middle ground on D.C.’s right to self-government.”attempted to withdraw the measure from CongressSeveral Senate Democrats rejected the resolution, affirming their support for D.C.
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