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Congress Treats District Bills Like City Council Affairs
In a routine session the House debated District of Columbia matters such as police force participation, juvenile return agreements with Maryland and Virginia, licensing tests for foot doctors, retirement benefits for a widow of a retired DC officer, and teens’ summer work hours. Liquor pricing debates draw large crowds while the District of Columbia Committee, long controlled by southern lawmakers, shapes home rule efforts amid a legislative slum image.
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