Today, the political City Council is using special legislation not for emergencies, but in response to the Trump administration's effort to bring law and order to to D.C. and to circumvent Congress's authority. For example, In March, the City Council enacted a temporary law codifying chevron deference in D.C. in the city courts in an effort to avoid the effects of the United States Supreme Court's decision. In Loper Bright, I filed HR 3766 to repeal the special law and prohibit such future laws. (02:21–02:34)
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Claims that the D.C. City Council enacted a law to codify chevron deference to avoid a Supreme Court decision.
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