Last week, the House passed two important bills to get tough on crime right here in Washington, D.C. For too long, the nation’s capital has been run by soft-on-crime politicians who seem more concerned with protecting criminals than protecting American families.

These new bills take a step toward bringing the same brand of common sense, tough on crime policy found in Alabama to Washington.

The first measure, the DC CRIMES Act, lowers the age for “youth offender” status from 24 down to 18. That means if you’re a 20-year-old carjacker, you don’t get treated like a child – you get treated like the adult criminal you are.

The bill also requires the D.C. Attorney General to publish crime data online so citizens can finally see the truth about what’s happening in their neighborhoods.

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