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Mike Garcia: “I, once again, urge our colleagues to oppose this bill. D.C. has a right and its residents have a right to govern…”

On the recordNovember 19, 2025
I, once again, urge our colleagues to oppose this bill. D.C. has a right and its residents have a right to govern themselves and elect mayors and council members that choose to pass laws to support the District. Congress should not be undermining local laws. Republicans want to make it easier to lock up poor defendants pretrial, undermining the fundamental American principle of innocent until proven guilty, all while stripping 700,000 residents of self-rule. Congress should not dictate local judicial policy. We should oppose these bills.
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Mike Garcia
Republican · California

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Opposing a bill that affects self-governance and judicial policy in Washington, D.C.

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