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WASHINGTON — The Senate cleared a disapproval resolution Wednesday to block a District of Columbia bill that would have overhauled the criminal code, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk.

The Senate is poised to block new District of Columbia crime laws, voting on a rare motion of disapproval as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide

The Senate cleared a measure Wednesday to nullify a controversial D.C. law, sending it to President Joe Biden for his expected signature.

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President Joe Biden’s support of a resolution to block new District of Columbia crime laws has split members of his own party amid rising concerns about crime in the nation’s capital and other cities

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer has rejected a plea from the Democratic chairman of the Washington, D.C., Council to cancel a planned vote on a House-passed measure blocking the district’s new criminal code.

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