Little known to most people but the DC Government is banned by Congress from spending any of its local money to lobby for voting rights. What a twist on democracy that is! Each year Congress places a "rider" on the DC budget.
Well, this year Senators Mike DeWine (R-OH) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) removed the rider from the DC budget. Representative Chaka Fattah (D-PA) ranking member for DC in the House supported the rider removal but Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) disagreed and put back the provision.
A vote is expected soon. So much for freedom of speech.
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