D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is testifying on Capitol Hill as focus remains on crime in the nation's capital. This comes as legislators approach a potential government shutdown if a new funding bill is not passed.

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, along with other city leaders, testified before the House Oversight Committee regarding crime in Washington, D.C. Bowser emphasized her administration's efforts to reduce crime, noting a recent decline in violent incidents and carjackings, which she attributed in part to a federal law enforcement surge. She acknowledged a previous spike in crime but highlighted improvements since 2023, including a significant reduction in carjackings following the president's public safety emergency measures.

The hearing also touched on broader political issues, including ongoing negotiations in Congress over government funding. Democratic leaders have proposed a counter offer focusing on rolling back Medicaid cuts and extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, while Republican leaders argue that Democrats are engaging in partisan tactics. The outcome of these negotiations remains uncertain.

D.C. mayor testifies on Capitol Hill

Several D.C. leaders are on Capitol Hill today to testify before members of the House Oversight Committee on Crime in the nation's capital. The district has been a big focus since President Trump signed an executive order that allowed National Guard troops to patrol the city and bring an end to what the White House called out-of-control violent crime. Troops will remain on the streets until at least November 30th. Let's bring in CBS News Congressional Correspondent Nicole Killian for us. Nicole, thank you for joining us today. What are you hearing today from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other D.C. officials? Yeah, well keep in mind this is a general oversight hearing that is being held by the House Oversight Committee, so the panel is hearing not only from the mayor, but also the chair of the city council, Phil Mendelson, as well as D.C.'s Attorney General Brian Schwab. But obviously a lot of the questions and focus is on the mayor, who really tried to make the case to lawmakers that, look, as the mayor of this city, I am doing my job and I should be allowed to continue doing my job, although interestingly, she did note a little bit about the federal surge in law enforcement recently and how that has helped accelerate bringing crime down in the city. She talked about the fact that, you know, unfortunately the district has been subject to other cities economically and on the issue of public safety post-COVID, you know, where yes, the city did experience a spike in crime, she acknowledged, but she said since 2023, the city has been able to bring down numbers in terms of violent crimes, burglaries, robberies, etc., but she did, as I mentioned, kind of tout that federal surge just this past month, for instance, for helping to bring carjackings down, she said, by 75% within a month's time. So while city officials are saying, look, you know, if you want to help us, work with us, at the same time, at least in terms of the mayor, she is kind of touting some of the initiatives that came out of the president's recent public safety emergency that expired just last week. Okay, Nicole, I want to switch to a different topic here because Democrats, they have released a counter offer to fund the government and avoid a possible shutdown next month. Do we know what's in that counter offer? What's in the proposal? Well, look, basically what Democratic leaders have been calling for over the last several weeks now is a bipartisan path forward. They say that, look, we've been trying to sit down with Speaker Mike Johnson and Leader John Thune, and, you know, we really need to have this conversation together in terms of how we fund the government. And now the Speaker and Leader Jeffries, for their part, have had some conversations around government funding. In terms of this counter proposal, what Democratic leaders say they want is they want the issue of health care to be addressed. So they are calling for a rollback of those Medicaid cuts in the big, beautiful bill that passed over the summer. They also want a guarantee when it comes to extending subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. Those are due to expire at the end of the year, which they say could hike premiums for millions of people. So they want to make sure that those subsidies get extended. That's something that does have some bipartisan support. But, you know, Speaker Johnson, for his part, feels that Democrats are just posturing here, that they're just playing partisan games, in his words. So he said and told reporters earlier today that he thinks he has the votes to clear a clean CR, which is what GOP leaders put on the table, come tomorrow when they hold a vote. All right. We shall wait and see. Thank you so much for your time today.

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