DC Residents Rally Against Congressional Interference

Published in Washingtonian (March 8, 2023)

Over a dozen people were arrested today during a Hands Off DC rally supporting city autonomy and statehood and protesting Congressional interference with home rule.

The rally began with a group of local lawmakers speaking in front of Union Station and was followed by a march on Capitol Hill, where US Capitol Police arrested at least 16 organizers and elected officials for blocking traffic, and one for vandalism. It took place as the Senate debated blocking the DC Council’s controversial criminal code reform bill, which the House of Representatives voted to do last month.