Posted on 04/10/2011 6:36:31 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross
Washingtons representative to Congress said Saturday she feels like the city was the victim of a sellout by Democrats in Friday nights spending negotiations after the District of Columbia was the focus for two of the biggest policy fights.
President Obama signed off on restricting the city from using its own taxpayer money to fund abortions, and agreed to restore the citys school voucher program, which is popular with parents but opposed by many elected officials.
We knew that the House Republicans were on the attack when they took our vote in the Committee of the Whole on the first day of this Congress. What we did not anticipate was that the administration and Senate Democrats would roll over and use our right to self-govern as a bargaining chip, said Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat and the citys non-voting representative in Congress.
In a sternly worded statement Saturday afternoon Mrs. Norton said city residents have every reason to be angry with the White House and Senate Democrats. She said she didnt even know the restrictions were accepted until she saw it in press reports.
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I'm pretty sure this is why Fenty, the previous DC Mayor, got ousted. Too many folks threatened by his stance on vouchers and the no-nonsense lady he had heading up the school system (her name escapes me but I believe she was of Asian descent). Entrenched beaurocrats and unions didn't want to see actual education taking place in their little gutter fiefdom.
Children and unborn babies don't feel soldout.
Tough kitty, Norty
Guess you’re not doing your job. So do everyone and favor and GTHO.
Democrats against 'choice' once again.
I bet they don’t. That is the only way these people should get a voting representative and senators. DC was supposed to be neutral ground.
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