{"id":2299299,"date":"2024-07-18T11:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T15:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-fear-bowsers-budget-tactics-invite-gop-intervention-in-dc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T11:47:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T15:47:43","slug":"democrats-are-concerned-that-bowsers-budget-tactics-could-lead-to-gop-involvement-in-dc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-concerned-that-bowsers-budget-tactics-could-lead-to-gop-involvement-in-dc-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats are concerned that Bowser&#8217;s budget tactics could lead to GOP involvement in DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-are-concerned-that-bowsers-budget-tactics-could-lead-to-gop-involvement-in-dc-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2299299&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrats \u2062in Washington, D.C. are concerned \u200dabout Mayor Muriel Bowser&#8217;s decision not to sign the city council-passed budget. Bowser\u2063 believes that the budget would\u2062 lead to additional tax \u2063hikes and is an\u200c unsustainable approach. This has \u2063prompted council Chairman \u200dPhil Mendelson to\u2062 question\u200d if Bowser wants\u200d Congress to intervene in local affairs. Despite historically \u2063avoiding governing D.C.,\u2064 House Republicans\u2062 have shown an increased\u2064 interest in the city&#8217;s affairs, particularly in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-house-gop-signal-support-for-police-in-midst-of-defunding-calls\/\" title=\"McCarthy, House GOP Signal Support for Police in Midst of Defunding Calls\">rising crime rates<\/a>. This \u200drecent involvement by Congress\u2062 has sparked fears among Democrats\u2062 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-task-force-is-a-whos-who-of-infamous-election-meddlers\/\" title=\"Leftist &#039;Task Force&#039; Is A Who&#039;s Who Of Infamous Election Meddlers\u00a0\">increased federal control<\/a> over \u2062the district.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats fear Bowser&rsquo;s budget tactics invite GOP intervention in DC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1705924\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Muriel Bowser\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, are reportedly worried over Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Muriel Bowser\">Muriel Bowser<\/a>&lsquo;s decision not to sign the council-passed city budget.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser took issue with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-mayor-intends-to-remove-george-washington-statue-from-city-hall-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Chicago mayor intends to remove George Washington statue from City Hall - Washington Examiner\">city council&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s final budget, which she argued, in a letter to council Chairman Phil Mendelson, would be &ldquo;setting the stage for additional tax hikes for our residents and businesses next year,&rdquo; and is an &ldquo;unsustainable&rdquo; approach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjla.com\/news\/local\/mayor-bowser-dc-budget-unsiged-returned-city-council-crime-tax-hikes-public-safety-residents-businesses-public-schools-community-unsustainable-700-million-gap-fiscal-2025-congress-veto-cuts-dmv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> WJLA. Mendleson responded to Bowser&rsquo;s decision by questioning if she wanted Congress to get involved in local affairs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The final budget has fostered very little criticism from the community at-large,&rdquo; Mendleson said in a statement, per the outlet. &ldquo;Only the Mayor seems to still be upset. By her critical letter, is the Mayor asking, once again, that Congress take note and intervene in our local affairs?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For decades, Congress has largely avoided governing the District of Columbia, deferring to the mayor and city council, but House Republicans took a renewed interest in the capital city&rsquo;s affairs in 2023 with rising crime in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The successful effort by Congress, led by House Republicans, to strike down a rewritten criminal code for the city last year proved to be a turning point in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-judge-grants-gop-lawmaker-standing-to-sue-biden-administration-over-unrwa-funding-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas judge grants GOP lawmaker standing to sue Biden administration over UNRWA funding - Washington Examiner\">federal government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s intervention with the district, marking the first such action in decades.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Party&rsquo;s 2024 platform explicitly calls for reasserting &ldquo;greater Federal Control over Washington, DC to restore Law and Order in our Capital City, and ensure Federal Buildings and Monuments are well-maintained.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The Democratic-controlled city has taken note and is preparing for the possibility of Republicans taking control of the House, Senate, and White House in November and reasserting control over the district, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/trump-has-threatened-to-take-over-dc-if-reelected-heres-what-that-might-change-for-the-district\/3666385\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> NBC Washington. One of the concerns is reportedly that if former President Donald Trump returns to office he could reinstate the Control Board, like what was in place from 1995 until 2001.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) also told the outlet that she is concerned with the potential for a second Trump White House to engage in governing the district and take control away from local officials while also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-concerned-that-bowsers-budget-tactics-could-lead-to-gop-involvement-in-dc\/\" title=\"Democrats are concerned that Bowser&#039;s budget tactics could lead to GOP involvement in DC\">changing locally passed laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I&rsquo;m very concerned that he would take over the District of Columbia,&rdquo; Norton told the outlet. &ldquo;My level of concern could not be deeper. You know, presidents usually don&rsquo;t pay that much attention to the city, and it looks like he would be laser-focused on the District of Columbia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1705924\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1705924\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats in Washington, D.C., are concerned about Mayor Muriel Bowser&#8217;s decision to not approve the city budget passed by the council. They fear that her actions could lead to increased GOP intervention in the district, especially with the possibility of Republicans taking control of the House, Senate, and White House. This could result in federal government interference in local affairs, potentially reinstating a Control Board like during the 1995-2001 period. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton also expressed worry about a second Trump administration taking over the district and changing locally passed laws<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2299300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dc-mayor-bowser-budget.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[20645,35454,3685,6203,33224],"class_list":["post-2299299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bowser","tag-budget-tactics","tag-democrats","tag-gop","tag-washington-dc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dc-mayor-bowser-budget.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}