Washington, D.C.’s only representative in Congress condemned the newest appropriations bill from the House Appropriations Committee that was set to be reviewed in a subcommittee on Monday evening.
The fiscal 2026 bill for the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee was released on Sunday, drawing criticism from lawmakers such as Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who pushed back against the “unreasonable” and “patronizing” legislation in a press release on Sunday.
Norton claimed the bill includes an “outrageous” number of “anti-home rule riders,” provisions that some members of Congress try to add to spending bills to help them gain more control over district issues, according to Norton’s press release. Washington, D.C., has operated under Home Rule since 1973, allowing the district to be governed by local officials.
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