Norton Thanks Democrats for Defeating Amendment Prohibiting D.C. From Spending Local Funds on Abortion

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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked Democrats on the House Committee on Appropriations for defeating an amendment to the fiscal year (FY) 2023 District of Columbia Appropriations bill that would have prohibited the District of Columbia from spending its local funds on abortion in FY 2023, which begins on October 1, 2022. The amendment, submitted by Representative Ashley Hinson (R-IA), was defeated on the same day that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which presents a unique threat to abortion access in D.C. because of Congress' plenary legislative authority over D.C.

"I thank Democrats for forcefully speaking against this attack on D.C. home rule and women in D.C. and for defeating it," Norton said. "Representative Hinson should stop trying to abuse Congress' undemocratic power over D.C. If she wants to legislate for the nearly 700,000 D.C. residents, she should run for the D.C. Council."

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