Republican members of Congress are seeking to block the revised code and another, unrelated D.C. bill from becoming law with two disapproval resolutions.
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Mendelson, who on Monday said he was confident no House lawmakers had actually read the revised code, told reporters that he talked to Bowser about signing onto his letter to Jeffries but that she “wanted to do her own messaging.” He added that the mayor was “very clear that she does not support the House efforts.”
, expressed pessimism Monday at the code revision’s chances with Congress, but also said the D.C. Council should not make changes based on how critics have characterized the code.Council members Brooke Pinto , Charles Allen and Kenyan R. McDuffie also released statements Monday decrying potential Republican interference while noting that the revisions are crucial to modernizing and bringing equity to the city’s criminal justice system.
“Opponents of the [criminal code revision] are spreading misinformation and impeding on Washingtonians’ right to govern themselves — all to score political points at the expense of smart policy,” said Liz Komar, sentencing reform counsel of The Sentencing Project.
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