Word: district
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Coming from McKinney, a major District ally who was the ranking Republican on the House District Committee until his death nearly two years ago, such warnings should have prompted Barry and his apologists in the city government to clean up their act. They didn...
...result, not only is time running out on statehood, but the District's right to "home rule" may soon be in jeopardy. McKinney's death and the recent retirements of Senators Thomas Eagleton (D-Mo.) and Charles Mathias (R-Md.) have deprived the city of three of its major allies on the Hill...
...current District government has brought such Congressional pressure on itself and, more importantly, on its citizens. Any chance for statehood or for any other form of Congressional representation for the nation's capital has been squandered by District Mayor Marion Barry. He has run a scandalous administration which has made Congressional supporters of "home rule"--the right for an elected government and a mayor--cringe in dismay and opponents dance with glee...
Rampant overcrowding in the city's jails remains an acute problem, and last year the Democratic-controlled House came within 10 votes of overturning the District's controversial early-release program for prisoners--which is known for its mistakes more than its value. "Minority contracting," a sound idea designed to ensure that Black businesses are represented among the firms getting city contracts, has become synonymous with Barry's own influence-peddling...
...result of such widespread corruption and ineptitude, Congress has come to realize that the District, under the Barry administration, cannot manage its own daily affairs...