Now, nearly 700,000 taxpaying Americans in D.C. deserve the same right to self governance as every other community, including control over criminal laws. Now, Democrats on the oversight committee strongly opposed This bill would allow children as young as 14 years old to be charged as adults. Now let's be clear. This bill is not about safety. It's about stripping away jurisdiction and sending more children into the adult prison system. (09:16–09:21)
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