Excellent work, Representative Byron Donalds of Florida! He is an up and coming conservative with background as a financial analyst:
Posted on 09/17/2025 10:10:51 PM PDT by fluorescence
The House passed two bills on Tuesday to assert congressional control over the District of Columbia’s sentencing policies, the first portion of a slate of legislation coming to a vote this week aimed at overhauling the criminal justice system of Washington, D.C.
The first bill is the D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act, or DC CRIMES Act, which would prohibit the District’s local officials from changing sentencing laws and restrict the ability of local judges to be more lenient with younger criminals.
And the second bill, H.R. 5140, lowers the age for which youth offenders can be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses, changing the threshold to 14 years of age.
The DC CRIMES Act passed 240-179, while H.R. 5140 passed 225-203.
The DC CRIMES Act amends the D.C. Home Rule Act to prohibit the D.C. Council from enacting any changes to sentencing laws, as well as changing a provision that allows for lighter sentences for some convicts younger than 25 — lowering the threshold to 18.
It also removes a provision that allows youth offenders to be sentenced below mandatory minimums, and requires the attorney general to publish a website on juvenile crime statistics.
“The Trump administration’s efforts have shown that lawlessness is a choice,” Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), lead sponsor of the DC CRIMES Act, said in debate on the House floor. “It is time for Congress to step up, adhere to our constitutional duty, and firmly address crime in the nation’s capital.”
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District Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), meanwhile, spoke against the bills by advocating for self-government on the local level.
“The over 700,000 D.C. residents, the majority of whom are Black and brown, are capable and worthy of governing themselves,” Norton said on the House floor.
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He should be asked if a 14 year old murdered one of his grandchildren, would he be okay with that murderer being given special treatment because of his age, no matter how heinous the crime?
Excellent work, Representative Byron Donalds of Florida! He is an up and coming conservative with background as a financial analyst:
Good bill, D.C. prosecutors need this. The residents need this.
Massie exists to embarrass Republicans and President Trump. That is his whole M.O.
He hasn't learned yet that he does more damage to himself than he does to anyone else. He's got blinders on.
He still has plenty of fanbois on the site and I can’t figure out why.
RandFan is the worst.
Yes he is. Rand Paul and Thomas Massie are a plague of the Republicans. They spend 90% of their time attacking other Republicans or President Trump.
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