WASHINGTON -- A regional group of elected officials is urging Congress to approve a bill that gives D.C. a vote in the House without any unrelated amendments.
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' Board of Directors on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution urging passage of the D.C. voting rights bill without language that would repeal most of the city's gun-control laws.
The board has a history of supporting greater political rights for D.C. dating to 1972, when members passed a resolution supporting Home Rule.
The board includes local elected officials from D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
Although the District has elected a representative in the House since the 1970s, that delegate can only vote in committees.
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