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BumRushDaShow

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6. The "District" is essentially run by Congress

Reply to travelingthrulife (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 09:10 AM

Jun 17

and Congress has already put the city in a $1 billion hole by not authorizing funding that was due. This is why they have been trying to become a "state" (at least the "non-federal" portions of the city).

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