Eleanor Holmes Norton: “part of this is the frustration, forgive me, with due process of law.”

D.C. has not been treated as a federal agency for funding purposes in more than 20 years precisely because doing so can force dramatic overnight cuts to essential services, including police, sanitation, and schools.

This process is key to our democracy. It provides avenues for every citizen, lawmaker, and stakeholder to provide input into the rulemaking process.

I’m gonna run. I don’t know why anybody would even ask me.

Making it permanent would add another $4 trillion, with a 'T, to the deficit, leading us on the path to more debt.