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- Most House Democrats voted to uphold DC's criminal code revisions to support the District's right to self governance.
- Now Republicans are using their votes and President Joe Biden's position on the legislation against them.
- Some Democrats say they wished the White House had done a better job communicating with them.
For some House Democrats, voting to uphold the DC criminal code had nothing to do with their positions on crime.
The issue was the District's ability to self-govern, said Rep. Steven Horsford, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. That's why he was among 173 Democrats who opposed a GOP-led House measure last month to overturn the District's controversial crime law revisions.