District Links: Top DC officials criticize GOP bills as unprecedented overreach ahead of House votes; halfway house still unfinished; and more

By Chris Kain On Nov 17, 2025 Last updated Nov 17, 2025

Ahead of expected House action on two DC-related bills this week, the District’s three top elected officials issued a joint statement today objecting to those measures as well as 11 others advanced by a GOP-run House committee as “unprecedented federal overreach.”

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