Biden shifts strategy on next D.C. vote after House Dem uproar – By Andrew Solender (Axios) / Mar 30 2023
President Biden will veto a GOP-led resolution overturning a local D.C. police reform law if Congress passes it, the White House said Thursday.
Why it matters: It’s a messaging and strategy shift that comes as House Democrats have been demanding greater clarity about Biden’s intentions before they vote on measures that have a real chance of reaching his desk.
- Relations between Biden and his House allies were strained when senators were told he wouldn’t veto measures overturning D.C.’s crime law and the COVID national emergency after the House voted on them.
Driving the news: A White House official confirmed to Axios that Biden “will veto” the resolution blocking a D.C. law that includes a chokehold ban and a restriction on police unions’ involvement in the disciplinary process
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