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Mar 23, 2012
Boehner Pleads for D.C. Voucher Program to be Saved, Norton Does the Same with Needle Exchanges
Members of Congress are making their voices heard on two issues that affect D.C.—a school voucher program and needle-exchange programs.
Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) may be a reliable Republican, but he’s never made much noise when it comes to the District. That changed last week when he successfully added an amendment to legislation granting the District a voting seat in the House that would effectively gut the city’s gun laws. While many a Republican before him have done the same — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) first among them — it is his move…