As a federal district, DC can't even set its own tax policy without Congress trying to interfere. No one in Congress can justify why they should have this power, and none of them ever try to. And yet there are members of the Senate Dem caucus (Mark Kelly, Angus King) who don't support DC statehood.
This week the House is expected to vote on a resolution that would repeal a D.C. bill that decoupled the city's tax code from some of the tax changes Republicans made last year. City officials say that if it passes Congress, it would cost D.C. $600 million over four years.
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