D.C. Metropolitan Police detain a person after an altercation between members of the public in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14, 2025. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
The anti-cashless bail proposal doubles down on an executive order from President Donald Trump scrapping the policy in the capital, as the federal government now has strong oversight over the local police department and a heavy physical presence on the ground from the National Guard, ICE, and the FBI.
It states that D.C. cannot have a "policy or practice" that "fails to allow cash bail at the highest level necessary to ensure public safety" as part of being released before trial if the individual is charged with numerous types of crimes.
"President Trump is leading the charge to restore law and order by ending these failed policies, and Congresswoman Stefanik and I are backing his efforts by introducing two bills to end cashless bail and keep violent offenders behind bars," Blackburn continued.
TRUMP, HOUSE GOP ALLIES EYE PATHWAYS TO EXTEND WHITE HOUSE CRIME CRACKDOWN IN DC
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) arrives to a Senate Judiciary committee business meeting at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
A White House official on background confirmed they are backing the legislative proposals.
The federal takeover of D.C. has brought the public safety conversation to the forefront, as many Democrats have railed against the move, but others, like Mayor Muriel Bowser, have taken note of the major plunge in crime.
"This is what we think in just a couple of weeks of experience has worked," Bowser said in a news conference last week regarding the drop in crime.
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"Having more federal law enforcement officers on the street — we think having more stops that got to illegal guns has helped. We think that there is more accountability in the system, or at least perceived accountability in the system, that is driving down illegal behavior. We know that we have had fewer gun crimes, fewer homicides, and we have experienced an extreme reduction in carjackings," the Democrat added.
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