Akaka Co-Sponsors D.C. Autonomy Bill

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Sens. Joseph Lieberman, (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) have introduced the District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2012.

Excerpt from an article in The Hill:

The proposed legislation would give the District greater control over its budget and allow the city to be managed more effectively, the senators argued.

The bill “would allow the mayor and city council to enact the locally-funded portion of D.C.’s budget at the beginning of a new fiscal year without explicit approval from Congress,” according to a statement Tuesday from Akaka’s office.

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