But we don't need to talk about that today. But what that means is that Congress really does have legislative oversight over Washington, D.C. however, In 1973, Congress granted the D.C. limited, what they call foam rule authority through the District of Columbia Self Government Reorganization Act. We refer to that sometimes as the Home Rule Act. And what it did is while it reserved for Congress the right to come and oversee what's going on in … (01:38–01:51)
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