Eleanor Holmes Norton: “D.C. has not been treated as a federal agency for funding purposes in more than 20 years precisely because doing so can…”

I am outraged at the number and scope of anti-D.C. home rule riders in the bill released today.

Our local police force should not be subject to federalization, an action that wouldn't be possible for any other police department in the country.

I will use every tool at my disposal to stop these riders from becoming law, and I commit to reminding my fellow lawmakers across the aisle that D.C. residents deserve the same consideration as their own constituents at every opportunity.

I have urged the administration to remove these troops immediately.