The passed a resolution that would overturn a radical D.C. policing law making it more difficult for law enforcement to enforce the law and put criminals behind bars, while D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser continues to blame 'more guns' for the rise in violent in the nation's capital under her leadership. Joe Manchin, Maggie Hassan, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jon Tester, Jeanne Shaheen and Krysten Sinema and Angus King, Independents who vote with the Democratic Caucus, crossed over to join in voting for the measure, which passed 56 to 43 Tuesday afternoon.D.C. has faced a rise in violent crime recently, including a skyrocketing numbers of carjacking incidents in recent months. The rise includes a 13 percent increase in violent crime and a large increases of homicides and rapes.
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