Republicans backing President Donald Trump’s emergency takeover of the nation’s capital pushed to make the crime clampdown permanent with new legislation that Democrats slammed as an overreach.

The House Oversight Committee marked up a slew of bills on Wednesday related to crime in Washington, on the same day Trump’s DC police takeover expires. The hearing was attended by many Washington residents who vocally expressed their agreement with Democrats, while pushing back on the GOP-led pieces of legislation.

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