Washington had lowered penalties for burglary, carjacking and some other crimes as an overhaul of its criminal code. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - The United States Senate voted on Wednesday to overturn recent changes to Washington’s laws that lowered penalties for some crimes, as Democrats’ support for self-governance in the nation’s capital takes a back seat to public-safety concerns.
Mr Biden and many of his fellow Democrats say the District of Columbia should be a state that sets its own laws, free from interference from Congress, but they have also battled accusations that they do not take crime seriously. A spike in carjackings and an assault on Democratic Representative Angie Craig has stirred concerns about crime in the city in recent years.
But that argument has gotten little traction on Capitol Hill, where Republicans who represent rural areas have often clashed with leadership of the overwhelmingly Democratic city.
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