Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Some of this is rooted in poor planning that ultimately results in gentrification, or displacement”

I would like to thank subcommittee Chair Rick Crawford for holding this hearing on transportation regulations.

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose this rule and the full-year continuing resolution. The CR is an act of fiscal sabotage against D.C. and is an abuse of power over a disenfranchised jurisdiction, the…

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.

I think returning to a pre-Sackett regime would provide a uniform level of protection across the United States.