1/ Up next on the floor: speaking on my amendment to remove GOP rider that repeals DC's budget autonomy referendum. #HandsOffDC
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3/ Astonishing Repubs are so opposed to a local jurisdiction spending its local funds w/out the approval of a federal body, the US Congress.
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4/ Congress loses nothing under budget autonomy. Congress retains authority to legislate on any DC matter, including its local budget.
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5/ Budget autonomy has benefits for DC: lower borrowing costs, more accurate revenue and expenditure forecasts, & improved agency operations
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6/ DC’s budget is bigger than the budgets of 14 states. The District raises $8 billion in local funds.
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7/ Repeal of DC budget autonomy referendum is not only bad policy; it violates one of our nation's most revered principles—local control.
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