Rally calls for Congress to back off DC

Written By Alex Dodds

Published in DC News Now (March 29, 2023)

“Some people who live in the District rallied Wednesday, calling for the U.S. Congress to keep its hands off of D.C.

The rally, which started at Seward Square in Southeast, took place three weeks after the same group, Hands Off DC, held a rally on March 8, the day the U.S. Senate voted against the D.C. criminal code bill. Hands Off DC includes several organizations in the District.

D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson and Councilmember Charles Allen testified at a U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday. They were there to talk about affairs that included safety and crime.”

Alex Dodds
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