Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was among those frustrated with the White House zigzag over a Republican-backed bill to block the District of Columbia's proposed overhaul of its criminal code.
In a rare criticism of the administration on Friday, Mrs. Pelosi said Democrats on Capitol Hill should have had a “heads up” that President Biden had no plan to block the GOP-led bill after publicly stating he opposed it.
The measure to block the D.C. crime overhaul passed the Republican-led House in February with support from more than 30 Democrats. The Senate vote on the bill is expected next week. On Thursday, Mr. Biden told Democratic senators explicitly that he would not veto the legislation, sparking frustration among the 173 Democrats who voted against the legislation in the House.
House Republicans notched a significant win with the measure as they dialed up pressure on congressional Democrats, particularly red-state centrists who fear being tied to the defund-the-police movement.
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