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Running Out of Time on the DC-Vote Bill
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The Washington Independent |
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 |
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Mike Lillis |
For supporters of the bill to grant Washington, D.C., a voting representative in Congress, it may be 2010 or never. At least that’s the warning coming from former Rep. Tom Davis, the Virginia Republican who championed the D.C.-vote bill for years — to no avail.
You might remember that the proposal came as close as it’s ever come last year, passing the Senate in February, but not before conservatives attached an amendment scrapping most of Washington’s gun-control laws, which are among the strictest in the nation. That provision created a dilemma for the liberal Democratic leaders in the House, who supported the underlying bill but not the gun amendment. As a result, the bill has been sitting idle for almost a year.
But Davis, Roll Call reports today, says Democrats should hold their noses and pass the whole package this year — or else.
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