How a Democratic Congress could help D.C. — and Janeese Lewis George
Axios · Cuneyt Dil ·
The new blue Congress could put the brakes on Trump's D.C. construction spree and give the new mayor powerful allies on the Hill.
State of play: D.C.'s leaders are upbeat about a friendlier Congress after years of antagonism (remember last year when Republicans blocked the city from spending $1 billion of its own money?).
- Democrats will retake the House Oversight Committee, replacing Kentucky Republican James Comer, who led efforts to overturn D.C. laws.
- A Democratic Congress could guard the city's autonomy and advance Lewis George's priorities. JLG wants Congress to fund more D.C. judges, so that criminal cases and landlord-tenant disputes don't face delays.