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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser dodged a question on whether President Biden was doing a good job on handling the border crisis, arguing that "everybody has to work harder," namely Congress.
The 450-page Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 would overhaul the city's criminal code and bring forth changes like eliminating most mandatory minimum sentences.
D.C. Council has approved the controversial massive overhaul of the District's criminal code in a 12-1 vote, overriding Mayor Muriel Bowser's veto.
The 12-1 vote means the legislation will now go before Congress, which has final say on all of the District's proposed laws. The only dissenting member was Ward 8 representative Trayon White.
The D.C. City Council has overruled a veto from Mayor Muriel Bowser, forcing through a revision of the criminal code that would lighten penalties for violent crimes.