House Republicans on Wednesday accused Washington officials of losing control of the capital city, warning that they intend robust oversight over district affairs.
of the district. And Wednesday's hearing was just the start, as GOP members moved beyond the district's policing bill to raise a broad range of issues including school truancy, bike lanes and abortion.
Gregg Pemberton, head of the Washington police union, largely sided with congressional Republicans in saying that the law was part of an anti-police campaign by the council that had led hundreds of officers to resign. “Unfortunately it's what I expected,” Schwalb told The Associated Press. “It's political theater ... They're just using the District of Columbia as a political pawn.”
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said that even though the committee has the constitutional right to delve into district laws, it should leave the running of the city to its elected officials.
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