Washington, July 22 -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton issued the following press release:
After the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform (COGR) marked up and passed a bill introduced by Rep. James Comer (R-KY) that would strip D.C. of the authority to make changes to its own tax code without congressional approval, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she was outraged.
Comer has claimed (https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-introduces-legislation-to-stop-d-c-tax-increases/) that the intention behind the bill was to prevent D.C. from raising taxes. As drafted, however, the bill would also prevent D.C. from cutting or eliminating taxes.
"I'm outraged by the bill the Committee passed today, which ...