Senate Vote to Put Lawmakers on Record on DC Crime, Reduced Sentences
- District of Columbia had reduced sentences for violent crimes
- City council attempt to withdraw law fails to cancel vote
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Senate Democrats will be forced to take a stand on a Republican-drafted measure to nullify a District of Columbia law reducing the penalties for some violent crimes despite a last-minute attempt by the city council to take back the legislation.
A Senate leadership aide said the vote this week on the GOP effort to kill the local law cannot be stopped. That means all senators will have to go on the record saying whether they support the more lenient sentencing, a move that will be especially awkward for Democrats up for reelection in 2024.