{"id":2634024,"date":"2026-07-23T08:42:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-push-bill-to-limit-dc-tax-hikes-by-janeese-lewis-george\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T08:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:45:58","slug":"republicans-push-bill-to-limit-dc-tax-hikes-by-janeese-lewis-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-push-bill-to-limit-dc-tax-hikes-by-janeese-lewis-george\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans push bill to limit DC tax hikes by Janeese Lewis George"},"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\">24<\/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%2Frepublicans-push-bill-to-limit-dc-tax-hikes-by-janeese-lewis-george%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=2634024&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>The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has advanced legislation requiring Washington, D.C., to obtain Congressional approval prior to any changes to its tax code, including potential tax increases or cuts. This move aims to curb the district&#8217;s ability to raise taxes, especially targeting Democratic mayoral nominee Janeese Lewis george&#8217;s proposal to increase taxes on certain businesses to fund expanded childcare subsidies. Committee Chairman James Comer claimed that D.C.&#8217;s leadership is pursuing unsustainable spending and excessive tax hikes. The legislation has received criticism from local leaders, including D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, who argue it undermines home rule and Congress already has authority to review tax legislation. The bill is pending full House approval and faces opposition from residents and officials concerned about federal overreach amidst debates over potential tax increases and economic recovery efforts.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-oversight-committee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1524\">House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform <\/a>advanced <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/legislation\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"14\">legislation<\/a> Wednesday that would require Washington, D.C., to obtain <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"11313\">congressional<\/a> approval before changing its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tax\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"536\">tax<\/a> code, a move <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"240\">Republicans<\/a> say is aimed at preventing the district from raising taxes under <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1964\">Democratic<\/a> mayoral nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4653566\/mamdani-socialists-new-platform-ive-read-it-before-in-russian\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4653566\">Janeese Lewis George<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Committee Chairman Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1931\">James Comer<\/a> (R-KY), who introduced the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/release\/chairman-comer-introduces-legislation-to-stop-d-c-tax-increases\/?utm_source=newsletter&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_dc&#038;stream=top\">bill<\/a>, argued that D.C.\u2019s progressive leadership is pursuing unsustainable spending plans that would require steep tax increases.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4660250\/republican-bill-limit-dc-tax-hike\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House Republicans push bill to limit DC tax hikes by Janeese Lewis George<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4649449\/august-social-security-direct-payment-nine-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>August Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in nine days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4658299\/greg-stanton-beats-dsa-backed-opponent-latest-socialist-challenge\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Arizona Democrat Greg Stanton triumphs over DSA-backed opponent in latest socialist challenge<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRather than cutting spending, the ultraprogressive and socialist candidate for mayor and the D.C. Council want to tax D.C. businesses and residents into oblivion to fund their unmaintainable expansion of public programs,\u201d Comer said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legislation would require <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a> to approve any tax increase or tax cut passed by the D.C. Council before it could take effect. It also applies to certain fees, drawing support from companies including DoorDash, which recently lobbied council members against a proposed 20-cent food delivery fee. In response, advocacy group Free DC has called on residents to boycott the company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis George, who won the Democratic mayoral nomination in June, has proposed raising taxes on certain businesses, particularly law firms and lobbying firms, to help fund an expansion of childcare subsidies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While she declined to respond directly to Comer\u2019s remarks, her office released a statement calling the legislation \u201cunjust, unfair and mov[ing] us in the wrong direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee\u2019s action comes as the D.C. Council prepares to debate potential tax increases this fall, when progressive lawmakers are expected to revive proposals including a wealth tax.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">District leaders have denounced the measure as a significant erosion of home rule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) called it \u201cthe most consequential reduction in D.C. home rule in modern history\u201d and vowed to fight its passage. The bill must still pass the full <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11272\">House<\/a> before it could be considered by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D.C. Mayor<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2963\"> Muriel Bowser<\/a> said the legislation \u201cwould render the District incapable of recovering from the debilitating impacts of COVID, federal remote work and DOGE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/4656352\/renewed-war-renewed-gop-midterm-worries\/\">A RENEWED WAR MEANS RENEWED GOP MIDTERM WORRIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to Comer, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, a Democrat, argued the bill is unnecessary because Congress already has the authority to block changes to the District\u2019s tax code.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the Home Rule Act, all permanent D.C. legislation is subject to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-attempt-to-block-735m-israeli-arms-deal-appears-doomed\/\" title=\"Bernie Sanders&#039; Attempt to Block 5M Israeli Arms Deal Appears Doomed\">30-day congressional review period<\/a> before taking effect. Requiring an affirmative vote by both the House and Senate for every tax change, Mendelson wrote, would \u201creinsert Congress in the minutiae of local affairs.\u201d He added: \u201cDoes Congress have time for this?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House panel advances bill to block D.C. tax hikes under Lewis George<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2634025,"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\/2026\/06\/WB.WhiteHouse.070126-e1784808896566.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41291,38510,67995,83068,83067],"class_list":["post-2634024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-politics","tag-fiscal-policy","tag-janeese-lewis-george","tag-republican-proposals","tag-tax-legislation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WB.WhiteHouse.070126-e1784808896566.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634024","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634024"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634028,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634024\/revisions\/2634028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}