The White House on Friday faced tough questions after President Biden announced he would not veto a congressional resolution blocking Washington, D.C.'s revised criminal code.
"I support D.C. Statehood and home-rule – but I don’t support some of the changes D.C. Council put forward over the Mayor’s objections – such as lowering penalties for carjackings," Biden tweeted Thursday."If the Senate votes to overturn what D.C. Council did – I’ll sign it."
"We opposed it, but there was no veto threat," she said."So, I want to be really clear about it. It stated our support for D.C. statehood, but it did not indicate what the president would do should the bill come to his desk. It did not say that." Earlier, Jean-Pierre criticized the D.C. crime bill for reducing maximum penalties for violent crimes. And comparing the legislation to the policies Biden has put forward, she noted,"The way we see this bill, it doesn't actually reform policing practices."
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