Amid a spike in violence in cities nationwide, the U.S. Senate approved a rare bipartisan bill designed to override a recent Washington, D.C., council-approved law many argued was “soft on crime.” The House previously passed the bill; President Joe Biden stated he would not veto the bill if put on his desk.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed the proposed code but was overridden by D.C.’s Progressive City Council by a vote of 12–1.
The Senate approved the bill by a vote of 81-14.
According to The Epoch Times, if signed into law by President Biden, the bill would reverse the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCC), voted in by D.C. Council amid a “record-breaking crime wave.”
The Criminal Code Act would reduce penalties for some violent crimes, including carjackings and home burglaries.
Wednesday’s Senate vote demonstrated bipartisan work for the good of the country is possible. The decisive majority vote came amid some Democrat’s attempt to paint the bill as unnecessary or racist.
The 14 Senators who voted ‘No’ are:
- Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD)
- Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
- Sen. Maize Hirono (D-HI)
- Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)
- Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CN)
- Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
- Sen. Sanders (I-VT)
- Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
The Senators who did not vote or indicated “present” are:
- Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
- Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE)
- Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA.)
- Sen. James Risch (R-ID)
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