Senate clears measure to overturn D.C. crime bill
themselves from President Joe Biden. Still, Wednesday’s vote ended weeks of Democratic angst over D.C.’s liberal crime bill, a particularly potent subject after their party’s humiliating losses in deep blue New York that ultimately cost them control of the House last November.
Even as Senate Democrats emphasize that the circumstances surrounding the D.C. bill are unique, they’re also resigned to the reality that there are more disapproval votes to come. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., asks a question during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Tuesday, March 7, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. | Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo
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